Jj'S MOCK DRAFT

Draft 1

  • Jj DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Shemar Stewart
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CIN)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dane Key
WR Kentucky
Jacobe Covington Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jacobe Covington
CB USC
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (CIN)
Fentrell Cypress II
CB Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (IND)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (IND)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Shemar Stewart
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CHI)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Jacobe Covington Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (TB)
Jacobe Covington
CB USC
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (CHI)
Fentrell Cypress II
CB Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CHI)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (TB)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Grover Stewart
DT
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA FutureA+
Key should have been long gone. The Bengals pounced, and earned a A-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Dane Key, the 219th pick, roughly 41 picks past where he belonged.

They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Grover Stewart deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the 11th pick they get an anchor for the defensive front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick50 Rnd2 Ollie Gordon II
No drama and no debate, Ollie Gordon II went about where he belonged in slot 50. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jabbar Muhammad
Jabbar Muhammad at pick 73 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick81 Rnd3 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at Round 3, Pick 17 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick109 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
Nice patience on Ozzy Trapilo, who had no business lasting to the 109th overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick117 Rnd4 Shemar Stewart
Shemar Stewart in the Round 4 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick145 Rnd5 Donovan Edwards
A reasonable price with a little left over, Donovan Edwards in pick No. 145. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick149 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
A slide stopped in No. 149, with Cobee Bryant worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick219 Rnd7 Dane Key
The board fumbled Dane Key all the way to slot 219, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jacobe Covington
A straight-up fair deal on Jacobe Covington at Round 7, Pick 26, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick245 Rnd7 Fentrell Cypress II
Fentrell Cypress II in the 245th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.