Trade Down Mock

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(04-12-2022, 02:58 PM)leonardfan40 Wrote: Did one trade down with our first pick. We get pick 45 and 76 from Baltimore. They get pick 31. Trade value chart favors us a bit but I believe those are a little outdated since the addition of the 5th year option on 1st round contracts.

Round 2-Pick 45: Nik Bonitto DE Oklahoma




Excellent pass rusher, probably all he will ever be which is fine. I love Ossai and our two starting ends, but even with Ossai hopefully healthy and productive we should still add another pass rusher. Bonitto is the perfect value here. Won’t be a 3 down DE but that’s not what we need. 


Round 2-Pick 63: Darian Kinnard OG/OT Kentucky 



D line with the first pick, O line with the 2nd. Sure looks like he eats glass in this pic. Consensus seems to be that he will move inside in the NFL which is fine, but I think he could be at min a VERY solid backup at tackle and maybe a starter out there. He competes with Carman for G year one. If he loses he competes at G/T for first man up and 6th O lineman duties.


Round 3-Pick 76: David Bell WR Purdue




A very underrated WR in a very good class. Seems like the forgotten man. Could easily be a top 50 pick most years but is still there in the middle of the 3rd. Easy choice, great value, solidifies our #4 WR spot this year with potential to become a starter in short order if need be.


Round 3-Pick 95: Marcus Jones CB Houston 





Another great value who can be one of the best CB#4’s for us on day one with starter potential. Great athleticism, can rotate at CB early on and add real ST’s value on top of that.


Round 4-Pick 136: Charlie Kolar TE Iowa State

Extremely productive TE in college. Could see him going much higher but appears to be another forgotten player in this draft. Steal potential late in the 4th. Worst case he should be a solid and affordable TE2 for the next 4 years, but I have higher hopes than that for him.


Round 5-Pick 174: Cordale Flott CB LSU

Developmental CB. Needs weight and some refinement but we can stomach that in round 5 with him being the 2nd CB we take. Bengals sent secondary coaches to LSU pro day. Everyone assumed it was for Stingley but him making it to 31 is highly unlikely, don’t be surprised if we take a chance on Flott on day 3.

Round 6: Jerrion Ealy RB Ole Miss

Low risk, high potential. Can upgrade the RB depth chart right away and maybe develop into more than that down the road 

Round 7: Brad Hawkins S Michigan 

Round 7: Austin Deculus OT LSU

I’ll try to add pics later.

Some questions before I submit my vote...

Bonitto - Is he able to play 4-3 DE? From what I've read about him, he's more of a pass rusher from the LB position, not a DL.
Kinnard - Do people think he's athletic enough to succeed in Bengals scheme? I know he tested horribly at the Combine on the athletic drills. He has great length and size though. Big power guy.
Bell - Is the thought for him to be a big slot guy? He's too slow to play outside. 
Marcus Jones - Do people think he can cover outside? He's real short at 5'8". If he's slot-only, he could be riding the bench a lot unless/until there's an injury to Hilton.

Right now, I'm leaning heavily toward no, but depending on the answers to my above questions, I might be convinced to say yes.