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Oz'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 7, 2024

Bengals 2024

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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (KC)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Nick Bolton
LB
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Bengals turned the phones into found money: B+.

Nobody had Carson Steele this high, and it is not close. The Bengals reached 88 spots to get him at Round 7, Pick 18.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Cooper. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In slot 32 they get an anchor for the defensive front, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. in Round 2, Pick 17 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick64 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They did well to land Kingsley Suamataia in pick 64, just ahead of his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick80 Rnd3 Edgerrin Cooper
They robbed the room for Edgerrin Cooper here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick97 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Khyree Jackson. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick115 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
A conviction pick on Isaac Guerendo at the 115th pick that the board grades a round light. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick149 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick at the 149th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
The board had cheaper options than Jared Wiley at the Round 6 slot, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick214 Rnd6 Kendall Milton
Kendall Milton at pick 214 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. It fills a real need, too.
Pick224 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
Circle this one: Ryan Flournoy at the 224th pick is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick237 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett in pick No. 237 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick238 Rnd7 Carson Steele
A real head-scratcher, Carson Steele in Round 7, Pick 18 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.