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Tc2324'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 20, 2025

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  • Tc2324 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals kept it disciplined and banked a B.

The JJ Pegues pick is the one that will follow the Bengals into the fall. They took him 34 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

On the needs board they went 2 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most. The back end got a real overhaul.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In pick 17 they get a lockdown presence outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks in the Round 2 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick81 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Deone Walker. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick119 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
They did well to land Denzel Burke in the 119th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick153 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
This one needs a full-page explanation: JJ Pegues in slot 153, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick193 Rnd6 CJ West
CJ West in Round 6, Pick 17 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.