WrongVerb'S MOCK DRAFT
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02/12/24-1

  • WrongVerb DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CIN)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Maurice Smith Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Maurice Smith
C Florida State
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
Williams should have been long gone. The Bengals pounced, and earned a D.

The Bengals lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again.

That Williams pick is the receipt they will wave around later. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Every board in the league had McLachlan lower, and that gap is the story.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
By-the-book stuff, Byron Murphy II at the 18th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick37 Rnd2 JC Latham
JC Latham in the 37th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick49 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
A straight-up fair deal on Ja'Lynn Polk at No. 49, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at pick 80 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It fills a real need, too.
Pick105 Rnd4 Junior Colson
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Junior Colson in slot 105, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick115 Rnd4 Dillon Johnson
Dillon Johnson in pick No. 115 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick151 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at slot 151 is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick173 Rnd5 James Williams
The board fumbled James Williams all the way to pick No. 173, and they scooped it up. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick196 Rnd6 Andru Phillips
They will replay Andru Phillips at pick 196 for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick238 Rnd7 Maurice Smith
They paid sticker price for Maurice Smith in No. 238, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick254 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan at Round 7, Pick 34 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.