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u'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 21, 2026

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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Rueben Owens II Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CIN)
Rueben Owens II
RB Texas A&M
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Bengals, and a B- to prove it.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Haynes King, 51 picks early at pick 187.

They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Landing Hood that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In No. 10 they get a downhill hitter at safety, outstanding value to boot. More want than need.
Pick41 Rnd2 Colton Hood
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Colton Hood at the 41st overall pick is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick72 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
They paid sticker price for Domonique Orange in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick110 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
They took Tacario Davis at par in Round 4, Pick 10, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick187 Rnd6 Haynes King
Haynes King at pick 187 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick197 Rnd6 Rueben Owens II
Rueben Owens II in slot 197 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick226 Rnd7 Lawson Luckie
A slide stopped in slot 226, with Lawson Luckie worth more than the price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.