WrongVerb'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

03/04/24-2

  • WrongVerb DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Mitchell should have been long gone. The Bengals pounced, and earned a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Quinyon Mitchell, pick No. 80, roughly 61 picks past where he belonged.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In slot 18 they get a building block for the line at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick49 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
Somehow Byron Murphy II was still sitting there in Round 2, Pick 17, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick80 Rnd3 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell at No. 80 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick116 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
They barely believed it either: Brenden Rice still on the board at pick No. 116. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Christian Mahogany
Steal is underselling it; Christian Mahogany at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Circle this one: Kitan Oladapo at the 175th pick is a fall that decides a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick196 Rnd6 Dallin Holker
Dallin Holker in pick 196 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick235 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Frank Gore Jr. at the 235th overall pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick252 Rnd7 Trey Knox
Trey Knox slipping to pick No. 252 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.