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bcraig516'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 6, 2026

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Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CIN)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (CIN)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CIN)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (MIA)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIA)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Players Gained
Head Shot
Braeden Daniels
OG
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bengals for Moss: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Miller Moss, the No. 226 name on the board, stolen at slot 248.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The Braeden Daniels deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In No. 11 they get an enforcer at safety at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick41 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
No edge and no loss on Olaivavega Ioane in pick No. 41; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick72 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Darrell Jackson Jr. at the 72nd pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick110 Rnd4 Chandler Rivers
Somehow Chandler Rivers was still sitting there in the 110th overall pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick149 Rnd5 Parker Brailsford
The board had Parker Brailsford higher than the Round 5 slot, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick189 Rnd6 Aaron Anderson
Good price on Aaron Anderson in slot 189, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick199 Rnd6 Earnest Greene III
They paid sticker price for Earnest Greene III in pick 199, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick248 Rnd7 Miller Moss
Taking Miller Moss in Round 7, Pick 32 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.