Papagaff'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

Defense and defend Brrrr

  • Papagaff DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Ransom should have been long gone. The Bengals pounced, and earned a B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Lathan Ransom slide, and the Bengals were the ones holding the card at pick 154. Highway robbery. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Green has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Mike Green
In the 17th overall pick they get juice off the edge, even if it was a touch early. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at the 49th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick81 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in Round 3, Pick 17 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick118 Rnd4 Danny Stutsman
You do not let a linebacker like Danny Stutsman reach slot 118 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick154 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Steal is underselling it; Lathan Ransom at pick 154 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick195 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues in the Round 6 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.