Emeritus 'S MOCK DRAFT

Emeritus 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 18, 2024

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🐯 Bengals 2024

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Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bengals for Flournoy: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Ryan Flournoy had no business being available in No. 237, and the Bengals did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Byrd has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In the Round 1 slot they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman at slot 49 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Max Melton
Max Melton in Round 3, Pick 16 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick97 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
They paid up for Braelon Allen at No. 97 when waiting would have done the job. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick115 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
By-the-book stuff, Blake Fisher at pick 115 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick149 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Javion Cohen well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick194 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs at the 194th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick214 Rnd6 Andrew Raym
This one needs a full-page explanation: Andrew Raym in pick No. 214, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Solomon Byrd
A big swing on Solomon Byrd at Round 7, Pick 4, well ahead of any board in the building. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick237 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
Somehow Ryan Flournoy was still sitting there in pick 237, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick238 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
A straight-up fair deal on Josh Proctor at the Round 7 slot, value and slot in agreement. It adds depth where they could use a little.