The Athletic's Dane Brugler Mock Draft.

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I think ADG is a little rich at 65. I'd be much more comfortable with him 20 to 30 picks later (if we could trade down, that'd be amazing). He is coming off an injury which made it so we couldn't see him workout at the combine, is a small school player and, in an ideal scenario, will never be a 3 down backer. I liked him as a 4th round prospect because a 4th round pick who plays on 3rd and maybe 2nd down is a nice investment. A top 70 pick on a 1 to 2 down backer is a lot less attractive. If we were to go with a pass coverage specialist at 65, I'd rather it be Dugger or maybe Chinn (who would very reasonably be gone) who can play nickelbacker but can also play safety, offering him more positional versatility.

I like the value of Josh Jones at 33, but I am not convinced that we are going OT in the 2nd round. Unless the Bengals coaches are just pulling off an amazing smoke screen. They seem genuinely comfortable with Fred Johnson and Hart at RT. I could see us going OG in the 2nd as slightly more possible, but even that seems unlikely. Given that Jones is a small school player who did get a big bump due to the Senior bowl, I am wondering if he will require a year before he can play any meaningful time, which may work out, but I would still look for 33 to be

I like Bredeson, but again seems early. I don't think he will likely compete for a starting role in his rookie year, which is kind of what you hope for if you're spending the first 4th round pick on a player who can only play guard. The final 3 picks are very meh to me (although you don't typically expect much from 6th and 7th rounders). I don't get the TE pick. We got plenty of TEs. and CB is a luxury pick this year. Would have much rather have a WR with one of those two picks or, more ideally, in the first 4 rounds. Not taking a WR in a class this deep is absolute insanity.

Overall, I'd be pretty disappointed with this draft.