Oz'S MOCK DRAFT

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Oz'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 15, 2025

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Oz DRAFTING FOR THE
Bengals

PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)

Armand Membou

OT Missouri

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PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)

JT Tuimoloau

DE-EDGE Ohio State

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PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)

Deone Walker

DT Kentucky

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PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)

Kaleb Johnson

RB Iowa

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PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)

Demetrius Knight Jr.

LB South Carolina

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PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)

Jared Wilson

C Georgia

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Overall B-

ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-

The Bengals won the night they stopped Knight Jr. from sliding. Grade: B-.

The Bengals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Demetrius Knight Jr., the No. 61 name on the board, in slot 154. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Membou reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick17 Rnd1 Armand Membou

In the 17th pick they get an anchor for the offensive line, though they paid up to get him. A clean fit for the roster.

Pick49 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau

JT Tuimoloau at No. 49 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.

Pick81 Rnd3 Deone Walker

Quietly one of the better values of the day, Deone Walker at slot 81. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.

Pick118 Rnd4 Kaleb Johnson

Steal is underselling it; Kaleb Johnson at pick No. 118 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.

Pick154 Rnd5 Demetrius Knight Jr.

They robbed the room for Demetrius Knight Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.