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Cincinnati Bengals



CINCINNATI BENGALS TEAM NEEDS
Most recent team needs update: February 5

Starter Need High (P1, P2)
WR
OT
DL3T
EDGE
CBN

Starter Need Medium (P3)
OG
OC
SFTY

Mid Round Fill High (P5)
CB

Depth Fill (P4)
RB
TE
NT
DL5T
OLB
ILB

Late Round Fill (P6)
WRS

Minimal Need (P9)
QB


BENGALS PICKS/COMMENTS MOST RECENT MOCK
Results from 2025 Consensus Mock Draft: 2025 Mock Draft #21
Most recent mock draft update: 2/6/25

R1
17
Cincinnati
Nic Scourton
Texas A&M
DL5T
Reach/Value:
-3
Height:
6'4"
Weight:
280
Nic Scourton NFL Draft photo
The Bengals are currrently showing $46.5M in cap space, however they need to set aside funds to re-upp Ja'Marr Chase. This could cost the Bengals in the neighborhood of $37M per year over four years. Which is $30M more than Chase is currently on the books for. The leaves $16M left, not enough for Tee Higgins, or a new deal for stud edge defender Trey Hendrickson - without some serious cap gymnastics. Hendrickson is getting up there in years (30 yo), but is coming off the best two years of his career. He logged 17.5 sacks in each of the past two seasons, adding 19 TFLs in 2024 - a career high. OvertheCap.com projects Hendrickson's valuation at $28M on a proposed new deal. Although he still has a year left on his deal, he has made it clear that it's time for a new contract worthy of his contribution, or a trade.

Hendrickson's loss would be a mortal blow to new DC Al Golden, though you could see him ultimately finding his way to the Colts - Lou Anarumo's new team.

Fans are not happy with GM Duke Tobin's handling of Hendrickson's situation leading me to believe that a trade is imminent. With little production behind Hendickson in the edge rotation, and Tee Higgins' likely departure, WR and Edge are easily top RD1 Draft targets. In this week's mock, the top-3 WR prospects are gone, however several names remain on the board who can boost Al Golden's pass rush. There's Jalon Walker and Mike Green out there, but were going with huge Nic Scourton.

Can Scourton's size be effective in multiple defensive fronts?


R2
49
Cincinnati
Tez Johnson
Oregon
WRS
Reach/Value:
5
Height:
5'9"
Weight:
156
Tez Johnson NFL Draft photo
R3
80
Cincinnati
Jack Bech
TCU
WR
Reach/Value:
-7
Height:
6'1"
Weight:
214
Jack Bech NFL Draft photo
R4
118
Cincinnati
Jack Nelson
Wisconsin
OT
Reach/Value:
14
Height:
6'6"
Weight:
310
Jack Nelson NFL Draft photo
R5
154
Cincinnati
Ty Hamilton
Ohio State
DL3T
Reach/Value:
-2
Height:
6'3"
Weight:
295
Ty Hamilton NFL Draft photo
R6
195
Cincinnati
Jah Joyner
Minnesota
EDGE
Reach/Value:
-11
Height:
6'4"
Weight:
263
Jah Joyner NFL Draft photo


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
2024 1 18 Amarius Mims Georgia OT Reach -11
2024 2 49 Kris Jenkins Michigan DL3T Value +5
2024 3 80 Jermaine Burton Alabama WR Reach -30
2024 3 97 McKinnley Jackson Texas A&M DL1T Reach -68
2024 4 115 Erick All Iowa TE Reach -76
2024 5 149 Josh Newton TCU CB Value +6
2024 6 194 Tanner McLachlan Arizona TE Reach -85
2024 6 214 Cedric Johnson Ole Miss EDGE Value +36
2024 7 224 Daijahn Anthony Ole Miss S Value +32
2024 7 237 Matt Lee Miami (FL) OC Reach -29
YEAR RD PK NAME SCHOOL PSN R/V RV Val
2023 1 28 Myles Murphy Clemson EDGE Value +2
2023 2 60 D.J. Turner Michigan CBN Reach -3
2023 3 95 Jordan Battle Alabama S Value +0
2023 4 131 Charlie Jones Purdue WR Reach -108
2023 5 163 Chase Brown Illinois RB Value +53
2023 6 206 Andrei Iosivas Princeton WR Reach -24
2023 6 217 Brad Robbins Michigan P Reach -207
2023 7 246 D.J. Ivey Miami (FL) CB Reach -198
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