WrongVerb'S MOCK DRAFT
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04/22/24-1

  • WrongVerb DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals won the night they stopped Washington from sliding. Grade: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Tahj Washington slide, and the Bengals were the ones holding the card at the 237th pick. Highway robbery.

The Jackson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick No. 18 they get a true top target, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
They took Kris Jenkins at par in the 49th pick, which is nothing to complain about. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Value with a capital V on Cooper Beebe in the Round 3 slot, a genuine coup. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick97 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni at pick 97 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick115 Rnd4 DJ James
You do not let a cornerback like DJ James reach the 115th overall pick and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick149 Rnd5 McKinnley Jackson
A premium they did not need to pay, McKinnley Jackson a notch or two before his time. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick194 Rnd6 Dallin Holker
Circle this one: Dallin Holker at No. 194 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick214 Rnd6 Kimani Vidal
Nothing to complain about; Kimani Vidal went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick224 Rnd7 Tyrice Knight
Tyrice Knight in the Round 7 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick237 Rnd7 Tahj Washington
They barely believed it either: Tahj Washington still on the board at the 237th pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.