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uugfr6tu'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON AUG 21, 2025

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  • uugfr6tu DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jalen Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jalen Rivers
OT Miami
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Some hits, some head-scratchers, and a C+ for the Bengals.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Bengals shredded theirs for Barrett Carter. He came off 46 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. That Knight Jr. pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

So much rides on Shemar Stewart that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
In the Round 1 slot they get a bendy edge with upside. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 Barrett Carter
They reached a country mile for Barrett Carter at pick No. 49, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick81 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
You do not let a linebacker like Demetrius Knight Jr. reach the 81st pick and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick119 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild slipping to No. 119 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick153 Rnd5 Jalen Rivers
Jalen Rivers in slot 153 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick193 Rnd6 Tahj Brooks
They went early on Tahj Brooks in pick 193, and the value did not follow. A need, and now a little less of one.