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CINCINNATI BENGALS TEAM NEEDS
Most recent team needs update:
September 20
Starter Need High (P1, P2)
TE
SFTY
Starter Need Medium (P3)
WRS
OT
CB
CBN
Mid Round Fill High (P5)
RB
OLB
Depth Fill (P4)
WR
OC
NT
DL3T
DL5T
ILB
Late Round Fill (P6)
OG
EDGE
Minimal Need (P9)
QB
BENGALS PICKS/COMMENTS MOST RECENT MOCK
Results from 2023 Consensus Mock Draft:
2023 CMD#5
Most recent mock draft update:
9/21/2022
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R1
21
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Cincinnati
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Antonio Johnson
Texas A&M
S
Reach/Value:
-2
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Height:
6'3"
Weight:
200
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The Bengals are playing like a team that experienced too much success too fast. As a team, the mindset was that another trip at least to the AFC Championship was a birth right, not something you need to fight for. The team walked into a "no-Dak" Dallas game expecting an easy victory, only to find that the re-built, big money offensive line could not stop Micah Parsons or anyone else on the Cowboys' DL. Owner/GM Mike Brown is no doubt tearing his hair out as he watched his crown-jewel, QB Joe Burrow, get sacked 6 times against the Cowboys.
Through two games, Burrow has now been sacked a league-leading 13 times, with a second-worst 34 pressures.
The Bengals' top 2023 Draft need currently projects as Offensive Line Coach to get the most out of their free agents. All kidding aside, we're still thinking that Safety tops the list of draft needs with the potential free agent departures of Vonn Bell and Jessie Bates, but the play of the OL means that an upgrade at offensive tackle is also in play - looking at you La'el Collins. The Bengals next two games are against the Jets and Dolphins. Not easy opponents, but neither has the elite pass-rush talent that Joe Burrow faced in Week's 1 and 2. We certainly hope to see Burrow's time in pocket improve, and sacks/pressures regress back to the norm.
Through two games, Burrow has now been sacked a league-leading 13 times, with a second-worst 34 pressures.
The Bengals' top 2023 Draft need currently projects as Offensive Line Coach to get the most out of their free agents. All kidding aside, we're still thinking that Safety tops the list of draft needs with the potential free agent departures of Vonn Bell and Jessie Bates, but the play of the OL means that an upgrade at offensive tackle is also in play - looking at you La'el Collins. The Bengals next two games are against the Jets and Dolphins. Not easy opponents, but neither has the elite pass-rush talent that Joe Burrow faced in Week's 1 and 2. We certainly hope to see Burrow's time in pocket improve, and sacks/pressures regress back to the norm.
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R2
52
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Cincinnati
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Dawand Jones
Ohio State
OT
Reach/Value:
-30
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Height:
6'8"
Weight:
360
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R3
84
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Cincinnati
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Kris Abrams-Draine
Missouri
CB
Reach/Value:
+9
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Height:
5'11"
Weight:
178
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R4
116
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Cincinnati
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DeWayne McBride
UAB
RB
Reach/Value:
+5
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Height:
5'11"
Weight:
215
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R5
148
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Cincinnati
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Erick All
Michigan
TE
Reach/Value:
+3
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Height:
6'4"
Weight:
245
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R6
180
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Cincinnati
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Merlin Robertson
Arizona State
OLB
Reach/Value:
-10
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Height:
6'2"
Weight:
240
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R7
212
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Cincinnati
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Ladarius Tennison
Ole Miss
CBN
Reach/Value:
-19
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Height:
5'9"
Weight:
200
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BENGALS HISTORICAL DRAFT PICKS
Reach/Value (R/V) Explained
The difference between where a player is selected in the NFL draft versus where the player was listed on the final Drafttek Big Board for the season in question.Example: A player who was listed at #50 on the Big Board and was selected at #35 will be a "Reach" of -15. Alternately, a player listed at #35 on the Big Board who was selected at #50 is a +15 "Value".
Simply put: a positive number is a Value pick, a negative number is a Reach.
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2022 | 1 | 31 | Daxton Hill | Michigan | S | Value | +4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 60 | Cam Taylor-Britt | Nebraska | CB | Reach | -22 |
| 2022 | 3 | 95 | Zachary Carter | Florida | EDGE | Reach | -40 |
| 2022 | 4 | 136 | Cordell Volson | North Dakota State | OG | Reach | -92 |
| 2022 | 5 | 166 | Tycen Anderson | Toledo | S | Reach | -38 |
| 2022 | 7 | 252 | Jeffrey Gunter | Coastal Carolina | EDGE | Value | +20 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2021 | 1 | 5 | Ja'Marr Chase | LSU | WR | Value | +2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 46 | Jackson Carman | Clemson | OT | Reach | -18 |
| 2021 | 3 | 69 | Joseph Ossai | Texas | EDGE | Value | +34 |
| 2021 | 4 | 111 | Cameron Sample | Tulane | DL5T | Reach | -32 |
| 2021 | 4 | 122 | Tyler Shelvin | LSU | DL1T | Value | +51 |
| 2021 | 4 | 139 | D'Ante Smith | East Carolina | OLB | Reach | -71 |
| 2021 | 5 | 149 | Evan McPherson | Florida | PK | Reach | -77 |
| 2021 | 6 | 190 | Trey Hill | Georgia | OC | Value | +63 |
| 2021 | 6 | 202 | Chris Evans | Michigan | RB | Reach | -110 |
| 2021 | 7 | 235 | Wyatt Hubert | Kansas State | EDGE | Value | +58 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | Joe Burrow | LSU | QB | Reach | -1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 33 | Tee Higgins | Clemson | WR | Value | +13 |
| 2020 | 3 | 65 | Logan Wilson | Wyoming | ILB | Reach | -25 |
| 2020 | 4 | 107 | Akeem Davis-Gaither | Appalachian State | OLB | Value | +6 |
| 2020 | 5 | 147 | Khalid Kareem | Notre Dame | EDGE | Reach | -21 |
| 2020 | 6 | 180 | Hakeem Adeniji | Kansas | OT | Value | +70 |
| 2020 | 7 | 215 | Markus Bailey | Purdue | ILB | Value | +71 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2019 | 1 | 11 | Jonah Williams | Alabama | OT | Reach | -5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 52 | Drew Sample | Washington | TE | Reach | -30 |
| 2019 | 3 | 72 | Germaine Pratt | N.C. State | ILB | Reach | -2 |
| 2019 | 4 | 104 | Ryan Finley | NC State | QB | Reach | -13 |
| 2019 | 4 | 125 | Renell Wren | Arizona State | DL1T | Value | +37 |
| 2019 | 4 | 136 | Michael Jordan | Ohio State | OG | Value | +65 |
| 2019 | 6 | 182 | Trayveon Williams | Texas A&M | RB | Value | +54 |
| 2019 | 6 | 210 | Deshaun Davis | Auburn | ILB | Reach | -161 |
| 2019 | 6 | 211 | Rodney Anderson | Oklahoma | RB | Value | +89 |
| 2019 | 7 | 223 | Jordan Brown | South Dakota St | CB | Reach | -128 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2018 | 1 | 21 | Billy Price | Ohio State | OC | Reach | -51 |
| 2018 | 2 | 54 | Jessie Bates III | Wake Forrest | S | Reach | -9 |
| 2018 | 3 | 77 | Sam Hubbard | Ohio State | EDGE | Value | +35 |
| 2018 | 3 | 78 | Malik Jefferson | Texas | ILB | Reach | -19 |
| 2018 | 4 | 112 | Mark Walton | Miami (FL) | RB | Value | +0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 151 | Davontae Harris | Illinois State | CB | Reach | -105 |
| 2018 | 5 | 158 | Andrew Brown | Virginia | DL5T | Value | +50 |
| 2018 | 5 | 170 | Darius Phillips | Western Michigan | DB | Reach | -127 |
| 2018 | 7 | 249 | Logan Woodside | Toledo | QB | Reach | -3 |
| 2018 | 7 | 252 | Rod Taylor | Mississippi | OG | Reach | -208 |
| 2018 | 7 | 253 | Auden Tate | Florida State | WR | Value | +67 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2017 | 1 | 9 | John Ross | Washington | WRF | Reach | -7 |
| 2017 | 2 | 48 | Joe Mixon | Oklahoma | RBF | Reach | -36 |
| 2017 | 3 | 73 | Jordan Willis | Kansas State | EDGE | Value | +2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 116 | Carl Lawson | Auburn | DE | Value | +12 |
| 2017 | 4 | 128 | Josh Malone | Tennessee | WR | Value | +50 |
| 2017 | 4 | 138 | Ryan Glasgow | Michigan | DT | Value | +13 |
| 2017 | 5 | 153 | Jake Elliott | Memphis | K | Value | +9 |
| 2017 | 5 | 176 | J. J. Dielman | Utah | C | Reach | -13 |
| 2017 | 6 | 193 | Jordan Evans | Oklahoma | LB | Reach | -3 |
| 2017 | 6 | 207 | Brandon Wilson | Houston | CB | Value | +6 |
| 2017 | 7 | 251 | Mason Schreck | Buffalo | TE | Reach | -3 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2016 | 1 | 24 | William Jackson | Houston | CB | Reach | -10 |
| 2016 | 2 | 55 | Tyler Boyd | Pittsburg | WR | Value | +5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 87 | Nick Vigil | Utah State | ILB | Reach | -59 |
| 2016 | 4 | 122 | Andrew Billings | Baylor | DL3T | Value | +95 |
| 2016 | 5 | 161 | Christian Westerman | Arizona St | OG | Value | +88 |
| 2016 | 6 | 199 | Cody Core | Ole Miss | WR | Reach | -54 |
| 2016 | 7 | 245 | Clayton Fejedelem | Illinois | S | Reach | -76 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2015 | 1 | 21 | Cedric Ogbuehi | Texas A&M | OT | Reach | -53 |
| 2015 | 2 | 53 | Jake Fisher | Oregon | OT | Value | +23 |
| 2015 | 3 | 85 | Tyler Kroft | Rutgers | TE | Reach | -25 |
| 2015 | 3 | 99 | Paul Dawson | TCU | ILB | Value | +32 |
| 2015 | 4 | 120 | Josh Shaw | USC | CB | Value | +41 |
| 2015 | 4 | 135 | Marcus Hardison | Arizona St | DL3T | Value | +47 |
| 2015 | 5 | 157 | C.J. Uzomah | Auburn | TE | Reach | -84 |
| 2015 | 6 | 197 | Derron Smith | Fresno St | S | Value | +90 |
| 2015 | 7 | 238 | Mario Alford | West Virginia | WRS | Value | -13 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2014 | 1 | 24 | Darqueze Dennard | Michigan State | CB | Value | +14 |
| 2014 | 2 | 55 | Jeremy Hill | LSU | RB | Reach | -44 |
| 2014 | 3 | 88 | Will Clarke | West Virginia | EDGE | Value | +21 |
| 2014 | 4 | 111 | Russell Bodine | North Carolina | OC | Reach | -88 |
| 2014 | 5 | 164 | A.J. McCarron | Alabama | QB | Value | +76 |
| 2014 | 6 | 212 | Marquis Flowers | Arizona | OLB | Reach | -90 |
| 2014 | 7 | 239 | James Wright | LSU | WR | Reach | -46 |
| 2014 | 7 | 252 | Lavelle Westbrooks | Georgia Southern | CB | Reach | -104 |