Terry Staggs'S MOCK DRAFT
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Terry Staggs'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 21, 2026

Terry Staggs

  • Terry Staggs DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CIN)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Draft Picks Traded
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (SF)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (BUF)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (MIN)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
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Terrion Arnold
CB
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Jakorian Bennett
CB
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Reed Blankenship
S
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Nick Bosa
DE
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Joey Bosa
LB
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Nakobe Dean
LB
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Joe Flacco
QB
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Justin Jefferson
WR
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David Montgomery
RB
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DJ Reader
DT
Players traded away
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Andrei Iosivas
WR
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Cam Grandy
TE
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Cam Sample
DE
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Cam Taylor-Britt
CB
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Cordell Volson
OG
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Daijahn Anthony
CB
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Erick All
TE
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Jake Browning
QB
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Jermaine Burton
WR
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Joseph Ossai
DE
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Logan Wilson
LB
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McKinnley Jackson
DL
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Trey Hendrickson
DE
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Tycen Anderson
S
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC
The Bengals worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

The real work happened on the phones. The Bengals fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. They will need Bowen to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

The Bengals paired the rookies with proven help, Nick Bosa leading the way.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick110 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
A clean, defensible pick in the 110th pick with a little surplus value in D'Angelo Ponds. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick187 Rnd6 DJ Harvey
No edge and no loss on DJ Harvey in the Round 6 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick197 Rnd6 Peyton Bowen
A reach on Peyton Bowen in slot 197; the board had better options right there. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick226 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
Riley Mahlman at the 226th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.