JellyInMyShoes'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

We need some help

  • JellyInMyShoes DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (CIN)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CIN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CIN)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (CIN)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NYG)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Draft Picks Traded
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (LAC)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
The Bengals won the night they stopped Belton from sliding. Grade: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Anthony Belton, the No. 115 name on the board, stolen at pick No. 215. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. They will need Ratledge to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick34 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kenneth Grant at the 34th pick is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick49 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
Marcus Mbow in slot 49 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at Round 2, Pick 23 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick79 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Good price on Darien Porter in No. 79, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick81 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
No edge and no loss on Donovan Jackson in the 81st overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
A quiet steal in pick No. 104: Andrew Mukuba for less than the market said. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jake Majors
The board had Jake Majors higher than the Round 4 slot, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
They barely believed it either: Jordan Phillips still on the board at pick 134. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick154 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Billy Bowman Jr. at slot 154 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick155 Rnd5 Kobe King
The board fumbled Kobe King all the way to pick 155, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.
Pick195 Rnd6 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten at pick No. 195 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick207 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
You do not let a wide receiver like Dont'e Thornton Jr. reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick215 Rnd6 Anthony Belton
They robbed the room for Anthony Belton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Chimere Dike
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Chimere Dike in No. 238, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick250 Rnd7 Clay Webb
Clay Webb in Round 7, Pick 32 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The roster fit checks out.