WrongVerb'S MOCK DRAFT
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03/14/24-1

  • WrongVerb DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Bengals: B.

The weekend has a hole in the middle of it named cornerback, a need the Bengals walked right past. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

They banked enough surplus on Jones to cover a lot of smaller sins. If Spann-Ford pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with tight end the one that mattered most.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
By-the-book stuff, Braden Fiske at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick80 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in the 80th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick97 Rnd3 Trey Benson
They let Trey Benson come to them and pounced at pick 97. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick115 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
They liked Theo Johnson enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 115. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick149 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Christian Jones slipping to the 149th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at pick No. 194 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick214 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
They paid sticker price for Nathaniel Watson in No. 214, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick237 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
They paid a round early for Brevyn Spann-Ford in the 237th overall pick, more than the board wanted. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.