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mock draft april 9 2025

  • hami25 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
A mixed bag for the Bengals, and a C+ to match.

The Bengals treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending slot 81 on Billy Bowman Jr. a full 32 spots early.

With cornerback, tight end and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on safety is the choice that costs them. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
They did well to land Xavier Watts in slot 49, just ahead of his grade. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick81 Rnd3 Billy Bowman Jr.
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick 81 on Billy Bowman Jr. with cornerback, tight end and other spots unsolved.