Emeritus 'S MOCK DRAFT
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Emeritus 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 5, 2026

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  • Emeritus DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (CIN)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Bengals took Pat Coogan a full 71 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. It is not that McNeil-Warren is a bad player; it is that the Bengals had louder needs to answer first.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Bain Jr.. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
In pick 10 they get a double-digit-sack hope at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick41 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
They let Emmanuel Pregnon come to them and pounced at No. 41. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick72 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
By-the-book stuff, Zakee Wheatley at slot 72 squarely in line with his ranking. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick110 Rnd4 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in Round 4, Pick 10 leaves cornerback, tight end and other spots for later.
Pick189 Rnd6 Pat Coogan
A big swing on Pat Coogan at the 189th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick199 Rnd6 Isaiah Jatta
They jumped the gun on Isaiah Jatta, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The roster fit checks out.
Pick226 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
They went early on Trey Zuhn III in pick No. 226, and the value did not follow. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.