CincyPacker'S MOCK DRAFT

CincyPacker'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 24, 2025

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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Jalen Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jalen Rivers
OT Miami
Corey Kiner Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Corey Kiner
RB Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The jury is out on the Bengals. For now, C+.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Bengals started one anyway for Ty Robinson, 51 picks ahead of schedule. For now it grades a C+, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In pick No. 17 they get a ballhawk on the back end at fair value.
Pick49 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Donovan Ezeiruaku in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jared Wilson this early at slot 81. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick119 Rnd4 Ty Robinson
They reached a country mile for Ty Robinson at pick 119, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick153 Rnd5 Jalen Rivers
The board had cheaper options than Jalen Rivers at the 153rd pick, and it noticed. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick193 Rnd6 Corey Kiner
Value said wait; Corey Kiner in Round 6, Pick 17 says they were not listening. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.