2024'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (CIN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (LAR)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (LAR)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (LAR)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Players Gained
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Brian Allen
C
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bengals and Baker: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Javon Baker got past him. The Bengals do not have to explain a thing at slot 235.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. They are betting Davis proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the 18th pick they get an anchor for the defensive front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick51 Rnd2 JC Latham
Circle this one: JC Latham at Round 2, Pick 19 is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick80 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes in the 80th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick100 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
You do not let a wide receiver like Malachi Corley reach pick 100 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick116 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves is a better player than No. 116 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick148 Rnd5 McCallan Castles
McCallan Castles at pick No. 148 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick175 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
They paid a round early for Isaiah Davis in the Round 5 slot, more than the board wanted. It fills a real need, too.
Pick196 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at slot 196 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick235 Rnd7 Javon Baker
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Javon Baker in No. 235, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick252 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Somehow Blake Watson was still sitting there in the 252nd overall pick, and they pounced on premier running back value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.