Bifflenut 'S MOCK DRAFT
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Bifflenut 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 12, 2026

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  • Bifflenut DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CIN)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Travis Burke Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (CIN)
Travis Burke
OT Memphis
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (CIN)
Aaron Graves
DT Iowa
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (BAL)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Travis Burke Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (BAL)
Travis Burke
OT Memphis
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (BAL)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureB
Stowers should have been long gone. The Bengals pounced, and earned a B.

Call it larceny. Eli Stowers sat on the board until the Round 4 slot, and the Bengals did not need to be asked twice.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. Graves has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 10th overall pick they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker at fair value.
Pick45 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
They did well to land Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in pick 45, just ahead of his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick72 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
You do not let a cornerback like D'Angelo Ponds reach No. 72 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick110 Rnd4 Eli Stowers
Taking Eli Stowers in the 110th pick is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Travis Burke
Travis Burke at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick189 Rnd6 Taylen Green
No edge and no loss on Taylen Green in slot 189; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick199 Rnd6 Aaron Graves
They went early on Aaron Graves in Round 6, Pick 18, and the value did not follow. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick221 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell in pick No. 221 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick226 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
They took Thaddeus Dixon at par in the 226th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.