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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
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Cincinnati
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Nic Scourton
Texas A&M
DL5T
Reach/Value:
-3
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Height:
6'4"
Weight:
280
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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?
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?
Texas A&M EDGE Nic Scourton is officially in the 2025 NFL Draft. A powerful and well-built rusher that fits multiple defensive fronts. pic.twitter.com/aWGn22YwcX
— Jordan Reid (@Jordan_Reid) December 9, 2024
R2
49
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Cincinnati
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Tez Johnson
Oregon
WRS
Reach/Value:
5
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Height:
5'9"
Weight:
156
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R3
80
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Cincinnati
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Jack Bech
TCU
WR
Reach/Value:
-7
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Height:
6'1"
Weight:
214
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R4
118
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Cincinnati
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Jack Nelson
Wisconsin
OT
Reach/Value:
14
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Height:
6'6"
Weight:
310
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R5
154
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Cincinnati
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Ty Hamilton
Ohio State
DL3T
Reach/Value:
-2
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Height:
6'3"
Weight:
295
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R6
195
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Cincinnati
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Jah Joyner
Minnesota
EDGE
Reach/Value:
-11
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Height:
6'4"
Weight:
263
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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 |
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 |