CincyPacker'S MOCK DRAFT
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CincyPacker'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 24, 2025

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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CHI)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bengals a B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Isaac TeSlaa at the 193rd overall pick. The Bengals jumped the board by 46 and dared it to prove them wrong.

The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Jackson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick39 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Malaki Starks in the Round 2 slot. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick41 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
A clean, defensible pick in the 41st overall pick with a little surplus value in Jihaad Campbell. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick49 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Donovan Ezeiruaku at pick No. 49 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick81 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A slide stopped in pick 81, with Donovan Jackson worth more than the price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick119 Rnd4 Ty Hamilton
Ty Hamilton in No. 119 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick153 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Bhayshul Tuten. It fills a real need, too.
Pick193 Rnd6 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa at No. 193 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.