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Daddygaff'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 18, 2025

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  • Daddygaff DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick No. 153: the Bengals steal Hamilton and grade out a B-.

Call it larceny. Ty Hamilton sat on the board until No. 153, and the Bengals did not need to be asked twice.

Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. If Jackson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In the 17th overall pick they get a rangy last line of defense at fair value. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
A reach for Donovan Jackson in pick 49; a little patience would have been rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick81 Rnd3 Ashton Gillotte
They paid up for Ashton Gillotte at the 81st pick when waiting would have done the job. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick119 Rnd4 Cody Simon
They went early on Cody Simon in the Round 4 slot, and the value did not follow. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick153 Rnd5 Ty Hamilton
Ty Hamilton in slot 153 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick193 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
A tidy bit of business in Round 6, Pick 17, where Ollie Gordon II graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.