WrongVerb'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • WrongVerb DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Bengals let McCaffrey fall and pounced. Final grade: D-.

When a board-topper like Luke McCaffrey slides to the 235th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Bengals did not.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The Stover pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with tight end and quarterback still on the board.

The Suamataia reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia in No. 35 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick49 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
They paid sticker price for Braden Fiske in pick No. 49, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Javon Bullard in the 80th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick90 Rnd3 Cade Stover
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Cade Stover at TE-EDGE with tight end and quarterback open.
Pick116 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo at Round 4, Pick 16 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick148 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in pick 148 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick175 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper in the 175th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick196 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern at pick No. 196 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick235 Rnd7 Luke McCaffrey
Circle this one: Luke McCaffrey at pick 235 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick252 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
They robbed the room for Garret Greenfield here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.