JLH'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

JH Excellent Draft

  • JLH DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on Sanders: B.

Call it larceny. Ja'Tavion Sanders sat on the board until the 80th pick, and the Bengals did not need to be asked twice.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
A tidy little value on Cooper DeJean in No. 18, a step better than break-even. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jonah Elliss
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jonah Elliss in pick No. 49. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick80 Rnd3 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
No edge and no loss on Ainias Smith in slot 115; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick151 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
No drama and no debate, Braelon Allen went about where he belonged in the 151st overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick173 Rnd5 Edefuan Ulofoshio
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Edefuan Ulofoshio in pick 173. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick196 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
Circle this one: Roger Rosengarten at the 196th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick238 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
They took Matthew Jones at par in Round 7, Pick 18, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick254 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry at the 254th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.