Burkhead34'S MOCK DRAFT
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    Bengals
Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals robbed the room for Coleman. Final grade: B.

The Bengals did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Keon Coleman fell into No. 80.

If Holker pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick 18 they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
They will replay Quinyon Mitchell at the 49th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Keon Coleman
Somehow Keon Coleman was still sitting there in Round 3, Pick 16, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick116 Rnd4 Dallin Holker
A big swing on Dallin Holker at pick No. 116, well ahead of any board in the building. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick148 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
They read the board right and Nehemiah Pritchett was the payoff at the 148th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick175 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
A tidy bit of business in slot 175, where Mason McCormick graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick196 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
They liked Nathaniel Watson enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 6 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick235 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
A quiet steal in No. 235: Rasheen Ali for less than the market said. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick252 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
They paid sticker price for Joshua Cephus in No. 252, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.