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Today we dive into a couple of home brewed no simulator involved, mock draft
Monday scenarios. What would we do if we were Duke Tobin and Mike Brown
combined into one Bengals decision maker? We've got two scenarios for you going through
seven rounds? What do you got? How are we starting this thing?
Yeah? I think it's pretty clear in our listeners and viewers know what I
would do. I pick eighteen. I would will brock Powers into existence.
But we also are going to try to be realistic with this, and I
just don't think he makes it to eighteen. I think there's going to be
too many teams, whether it's a dark horse team, like the Bears,
who have been rumored to be interested in Bowers. Now, obviously the Jets
and Colts have been mentioned, the Broncos, the Saints. Who knows one
of those teams are going to take brock Powers And we talked about this when
we set the draft board. Olufashanu to me, would be the target here.
I also think he's going to be gone, So I go back to
the drawing board and I think Amarius Mems is going to be there and be
available at eighteen, and that's who I would take. And I would take
him for a few reasons. One, I think that he has a chance
to be the best tackle in this class, and that's really hard to find
it pick eighteen. The risk is there because we haven't seen it, but
I'm comfortable with just talking to anyone, whether it was Dane last week,
obviously, we've had Joe Goodberry on whoever you want to discuss this topic with.
I'm comfortable taking him at eighteen because I think the risk is there.
There's some risk, but I think the reward is much much higher. And
there's also a chance that he doesn't hit a ceiling but also doesn't bust and
it's just a solid player, which I don't think we've really talked about Amarus
Mims in that way, and I think his solid is really darn good.
So give me a Marius Mims. I would be happy with him at eighteen,
and that's who I would take. And with Trent Brown expected to start
the year right tackle. If Mims comes in and he needs time to cook,
he needs time to develop that awareness that only comes with experience what you
need reps for, So hopefully you would get them in the preseason. If
you were the Bengals first round pick. Then you have Trent Brown who can
get you started, who's been around the NFL for a long time, who've
seen everything you can see in the NFL. And then you got a Maru
Smims cooking in the background, ready to unleash that freaky frame and ridiculous way
to carry three hundred and forty pounds with a ridiculously low body fat percentage and
all of that athletic cupside from an expected draft position perspective. Shout out to
BENJ. Robinson who Grinding the Mox is his website where he tracks where players
are expected to be drafted based on scraping a ton of mock drafts from around
the internet, and Mariusmims is the most likely to be available to the Bengals
based on that data as well. Brock Bowers, while we would all like
to dream, has maintained throughout the process an expected draft position between you know,
nine and eleven for this entire process, maybe dipping down to twelve at
one point. Ol Fashanu, who would also be my first choice I believe
at tackle if he were to fall, which he could, because some teams
I guess do have some concerns there has an expected draft position at thirteen.
Jac Latham, who would also be in consideration for me and I am in
locks up with you here for this first round pick James of looking at tackle.
Jac Latham expected draft position at sixteen and Mems I think I mentioned earlier
in the early twenties at twenty one point eight twenty two. Roughly he's the
most likely to be available. I think that my order of preference is fashion
new and then Latham and Mems is still really hard to pick. Latham is
a guy that I think you could come in and he could be a solid
pass protector for you right away. I thought he was very aware in college
of where the different pass rushing threats came from in the passing game. I
thought he was a very smart player. I thought his in play communication was
really good. I think he has good bursts out of a set, even
though he doesn't have good, you know, forty yard dash type speed.
I don't think he's a guy that you want pulling. I don't think he's
going to do is good of a job getting to the second level as Mems
could. I think Men's is a better mover and open space. But I
think both of those players have really refined pass sets, really clean footwork.
I really like Latham's hand usage and I like his hand placement for the most
part. The biggest issue but probably most guys coming out, is you're worried
about for guys that move slower like Latham, oversetting because he knows he has
to get to the spot against wide alignments in the NFL and speed rushers and
then getting beat back across his face inside because he can't recover quickly enough to
get back inside and redirect those sorts of countermoves. So that's obviously the concern
with Latham. Then Mems, I've just discussed the experienced issue there, So
assuming fashion New is gone. If he's not, that's my pick. But
if he is gone, then I'm trying to decide Latham memes. I would
probably lean upside in Mims as well James, but I think there's a really
strong argument there for Latham as well if he's available. And I think fu
Wanga, who neither of us have mentioned, is also in the conversation.
But uh, I lean toward the bigger body types here, the longer arms
the guys that I know some people are projecting length in the guard, but
not as many as think Fuango's best fit in the NFL might be guard.
Why does everyone add an end to Fuaga? There's no end. When he
said his name in an interview with some NFL network guys, that's where I
heard weird. Yeah, so weird, Like even in the Beast, it's
Fuaga random because I know Joe's done that too, and I'm like, where
where's the end? So we'll find out. It's like we'll find out,
you know, if the Bengals pick him, we will certainly we'll certainly find
out. We'll probably find out one way or the other. Anyways, it
makes sense. Wait, like taking an offensive tackle here makes sense, But
wait, what, We're not going to the second round? Oh okay,
to make I goes trading up in his mock, Yeah, the Bengals would,
but I would. I have seen in mox from Dame Brugler, from
Lancer Line from mel Kiper and field Yates, Johnny Newton falling to the end
of the first round, and I just don't get it. We've talked about
Johnny Newton a ton. We've talked about the fact that we don't necessarily expect
the Bengals to pick him. Although maybe that top thirty I'm gonna keep calling
it that because Zach Taylor did visit that he reportedly took with the Bengals,
maybe that does mean that there's more interest there than we previously assumed. Hard
to say, Buss, my preference said defensive tackle. If you're taking one
at eighteen, by the way, that's who I would take. I would
take Johnny Newton. Just taking that one out there. His expected draft position,
and that's fair. His expected draft position is twenty seven, and I've
seen him go thirty one into the second round thirty two, and I'm trading
up with Tampa at twenty six. I'm trading a future first in eighty this
year to get back into the first round. Tampa is the team I target
there. I would do Arizona, but they have too much picks. I
think Arizona's more likely to want to trade up than trade back. Maybe somebody
else trades into twenty seven and I trade with whoever has a twenty seventh pick.
But I'm going to get Johnny Newton, and I'm going with a tackle
tackle offensive defensive combination in the first round and getting bold here James, and
I'm keeping my second round pick. I'm keeping one third round pick, and
I'm giving up next year's first, which to me is going to be a
second because the Bengals are putting themselves in a position to win the Super Bowl.
Of course, with my Fantasy Land mock here, I love it.
I love it. I mean, if you can add Johnny Newton and add
a stud offensive tackle in Amarius Mims, I mean you could look up in
a few years and those two guys be near the top of their positions in
the league, and so I get it. I love that you went the
future first route, because we've seen that some of our listeners certainly have done
that. In their mock. So yeah, this is this is very is
some thing I feel like I would do, but I did not do it.
You did it, Jake. Let's go moving up getting Johnny Newton.
I have a second round pick, You still have a second round pick.
We will get to what we would do in the second round coming up next.
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The Bengals have the forty ninth pick, and if you listen to this
show, I think you know this pick too. It's pretty predictable for me,
and I don't shy away from it. I'm sure you could guess this
one. I would be in on Lad McConkie here. I don't think he's
going to fall here, and I'll do that throughout our mock. Here of
what we would do is name a player or two that I think could be
in the range or that I would consider. But this is Troy Franklin's Troy
Franklin's there at forty nine, and Dane Brugler has a second slash third rounder
on him in the Beast. I think they one. The Bengals should consider
him two. I would take him because he gives them a dynamic threat on
the outside that can contribute right away and fits the T Higgins, Jamar Chase,
Mike Gesicki offense. He fits right away and can give them something that
these other guys don't necessarily have, and yet you're not banking on him to
have ninety catchers as a rookie either. So I think that that fit makes
a ton of sense. And so I'm going offense offense here Marius Mims and
Troy Franklin. I'm also staying on the offensive side of the ball, but
I've had a defensive pick with my second first round pick. I know you
love your wide receivers in the second round. Just to summarize the expected draft
positions for Troy Franklin a little bit later forty three compared to Lad mccackey,
who is up at thirty four, So there's a chance that both of those
guys could be gone. Who's your fallback wide receiver here? Or is there
one? Oh? I if Franklin's not here, I might wait on receiver
certainly, And I think that Chris Jenkins would be in play. The defensive
tackle out of Michigan would be someone that I would consider here. I think
that they would consider a trade down here potentially depending on who there, if
the run happens and they don't have a first round grade on the guy at
forty nine, because I do think that there's that scenario where they're like,
oh, we can get like a low, low first round grade on one
of these guys our early second So yeah, we'll see. But in this
what we would do, I'm willing it. Troy Franklin is going to be
there, Jake, there you go. They're going to take him. So
I am not looking at receiver here. I thought about it, but especially
having given up a third ground pick, I thought about it because I thought
maybe I could get a receiver in the third round. Maybe I still can
with ninety seven, where maybe that's the last opportunity for some guys. But
I'm looking interior offensive line here, and I land on Cooper Beebe, who
has an expected draft position of fifty according to BENJ. Robinson's grinding the mox
Zach Frasier is the other one that's in consideration here, who I think does
have some center guard ability to his game, but an earlier EVP of forty
three suggests that he might not make it. I think the defensive tackle also
in consideration. Chris Jenkins. You mentioned expected draft position for him at forty
five, so while you've seen him in mox go a little bit later,
I think for Chris Jenkins Also he's gone a little bit earlier. Dan Brugler
has him gone thirty five to the Chargers. So maybe you can't get the
perfect fitted defensive tackle here. Maybe they do really like Ruca Rovero and end
up going that route. Maybe they really like a different defensive tackle, Braden
Fisk something like that. But I go interior offensive line here for I think
ideally I like Zach Frasier a little bit better. But if you can't get
him, I think Cooper BB can step in and has the upside to be
a really good guard for you for a really long time. I think he
can compete for a starting job this year, and then Alex Kappa is a
free agent, and then he's competing certainly next year and probably has a long
term starting job. The only downside to BB for me is that he's gonna
be a little bit older coming out of twenty three. But a two time
captain with really good data, good enough film, great to justify the pick.
To me, I am going heavy in the trenches here early, James,
and I'm gonna have to find all my skill players later. Yeah,
you are trench heavy, and people are gonna love your mock. They're going
to be in love with it and love with it, and I get it.
I do. BB's a really good player. Addressing the interior offensive line
is something that I'm going to do spoiler, but it's not at Pickady because
Pickadi is. And this is willful too. I think you're gonna think I'm
pushing it a little bit. I think Michael Hall Junior has a chance to
go in round two. I also think that there is a scenario where the
Chris jenkinses go and guys like that ahead of him. Maybe it is Rouke
a ro ro row goes ahead of him, and so I'm gonna go with
Michael Hall Junior here. But here's what I would say. If the receiver
isn't there round two, I'm probably targeting the Chris Jenkins or the defensive tackle
there or taking one. Certainly with this first third round pick, I think
that's the windows second third round you want to land one of these guys and
then double back later. So I have Michael Hall Junior here falling, and
I'm sure he's not consensus there, but I do think that there's a chance
he falls. Typically a precipitous fall for Mike Hall, who if they could
get him in the third round. I think is a slam dunk pick.
Consensus grade has him ranked at sixty seventh. The EDP the Expected Draft Position
board doesn't go beyond the second round, and I didn't check to see where
he was there. But Mike Hall in the Dame Brugler mock, just because
it's another point of reference, is forty three to the Atlanta Falcons. If
you can get him at eighty, sign me up all day. This happens
all the time. Though Micha Oside was projected to be like a top forty
pick and then he falls like this happens a lot match And notably, just
to mention, I don't have an eightieth pick, so I don't get to
talk here, but I'm going to talk anyway. Some some offensive tackles around
this pick for Dame Brugler, Roger Rosengarten seventy eight, Blake Fisher four be
shocked about that would be a shocker, and the Yale offensive tackle kier On,
whose name I have not yet learned to pronounce eighty five. So some
tackles in that range. Some running backs in that range too, if you
wanted to go running back, Jalen Right could have gone that way there,
But let's get your third round wrapped up. Who do you got at ninety
seven? Now it's time to address the interior of the offensive line. I've
addressed the interior of the defensive line. Now I'm gonna go with Tared Tanner
Bordolini and I love this kid's game from from Wisconsin, elite athletes twenty one
years old and can play. Has the versatility you're looking for, can literally
be Let's say you don't want him to start right away and you feel comfortable
with the starting interior offensive line, that's fine. He can back up all
three spots, Karis, Kappa, and Volsa, so you feel really good.
I think about adding a guy like that at pick ninety seven. I
would love it if they were able to, and that's certainly what I would
do. Big pasta immediate nickname. Big is not a pasta name, of
course, that's somebody from Twitter. Sorry, I don't remember who you are.
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Right now, I apologize. The youngest of the interior offensive line options
in this range, But while you went late, a mic call. The
consensus Rancaus, Tanner, Bordalini won thirty six, so giving up that value
back a little bit. I'm just curious where Dane has him. One seventeen,
so fourth rounder for Dane, late fourth rounder by consensus. If I
can do math one thirty six, that's still fourth round. So you're going
a little bit early there, but it's a cop third essentially fourth anyway,
respect the getting a guy late, getting a guy early. I'm going opposite
to you where I went offensive line or you went wide receiver. I'm going
now wide receiver where you went offensive line. I continue to see Javon Baker
available in mock drafts at the end of the third round, and if he
is, that is the pick I'm making. I think there's easy wide receiver
too upside there. There's a couple of flaws in the profile. Didn't get
onto the field at Alabama, has some inconsistency issues, but when he does
put it together, is a playmaker downfield after the catch. The tested athleticism
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Day three, James, We've got well a lot of Day three picks.
I don't know if I'm making all the Day three picks. Well, maybe
I figured it out. We'll see if we have seventh rounders here to discuss,
but we do. I do. It's a big part of my draft,
big part. Hell yeah, it's a big part. Yeah. No,
I'm trading them. I'm going to get my punter. Who do you
got in the fourth round? Yeah, that's silly. They should not draft
a punter this year, and I would not. Odric Estime is the guy.
And this is why I knew I want Bordolini and I want Estime.
Neither one is going to be there in round five. You got to take
one early. And so whether it's Estima in round four Bordolini in round four,
that's why I took Bordelini early. I think he'll be in higher demand.
Estimate has age on his side, size. I think he's gonna fit
perfect in this backfield and give them that power back early on. That compliments
Zachmos. That compliments Chase Brown. So Odric Estimate out of Notre Dame,
sign me up. And if you're a Notre Dame fan, just stay tuned
because I got another Notre Dame pick coming. Wow, spoilers tease it.
I also land on odjrict estimate here. He is one of the younger guys
that I think you could get in this range consensus rank one ten. Have
seen him go after this a number of mock drafts. I think that it
is realistic can develop into a souped up Samaj p Ryan, who's a little
bit bigger, has good wiggle to his game, has made guys miss at
five eleven, two twenty, good density, and he honestly fits what the
Bengals like too. And in terms of several of their thresholds, the only
one that's slightly off is he didn't run a good forty and that does hurt
him. I think that that's probably why he's available here at this point.
But despite the somewhat limited athleticism, I think you've got that athletic upside in
Chase Brown, and you've got a good, complimentary back that really fits what
you're trying to do in object estimate. Who can develop as a pass rusher
I who can be a power back and who still can make guys miss,
And that is on tape. So if you can get your customer in the
fourth round, and it seems like you can, maybe he just goes earlier.
Maybe people are just too low on some of these running backs. But
Jalen Bright gone, Trade Benson gone, Jonathan Brooks gone. Of course,
one of the next guys I would look at would be Oddrick Estama. And
so I'm in agreement with you here at one p. Fifteen. Four of
my first five picks have been offense, but defense wins or the rest of
the way for me. And in with pick, I'm taking cam Hart out
of Notre Dame. I think that the Bengals would love to add a trait
cy corner like this that has the size, that has all of the checks,
all of those boxes, and uh no, I think he's he's played
in big games. He's been matched up against Marvin Harrison Junior. And so
adding someone like that at this stage sign me up all day long. And
I think the Bengals would sign up for it too. And it might be
a different corner here, but this is around the range where I'm looking at
corner early day three. I think they're going to be some good corners that
fall. And when you get to Day three is when you start to have
wider ranges of outcomes for players. Cam Hart for Dame Brigglers in the fourth
round, So maybe he's not there in the fifth. Maybe they've got to
go for the guy that I'm targeting in the sixth As a spoiler there a
little bit. I'm going to go to Corner in the sixth round. Maybe
you would have to take him in the fifth round. But since I didn't
have that extra third round pick, James Well, I do think a Day
three corner makes sense. I don't really see it in the second round this
year. Maybe in the third round. I'm pining for that tight end that
I didn't get in the third round, where if you could get Ben Sinnett,
if he actually makes it to pick eighty, that's one that I would
be targeting. I don't know if I would do it at forty nine.
I would do it maybe in a trade back scenario in the second round,
but since I did not get my tight end there, I'm going Jaheem Bell
in the fifth where he continues to be available in mock drafts and if you
can get him a guy that has a great track record of making guys miss
I thought looked more athletic on tape than you know potential earlier round tight end
Jatavian Sanders and tested with eighty four zero point five percentile athleticism, So pretty
good there, but productive player. I think you could put him in a
somewhat alignment versatile role where he can play some fullback for you as well.
He's a little bit smaller, so that is not in his favor, but
the ability to make guys miss after the catch is what I'm targeting here.
And he's also I believe, one of the younger players that you could get
later. He's twenty three, but a lot of the tight ends you can
target later in this draft for twenty four plus and so when you get to
day three, you lose on the age a little bit with tight end,
but he at least brings the rest of the profile, does Jaheem Bell,
who as a tight end brings some exciting run after catch off side, And
that's what I'm looking for here for sure, no doubt. If he's there
and cam Hart isn't, I would certainly be in the mix and in on
him. And that's a really good pick, and I think that'll be a
popular pick. For a lot of Bengals fans this week as they continue to
do MOX back to offense. I go, and it's big ten this time,
and it's another offensive tackle. I want some depth, and if Cayden
Wallace is still there, I'm in on Caiden Wallace and I think he could
be there. Dan Brugler has him fourth round. In other MOX, he
goes sixth round, seventh round. I would be really comfortable taking him here
with the first sixth round pick, and it's my second to last offensive player
that I'm adding. I have one more that I'm going to add, but
Caden Wallace. They will obviously have looked at him after all the fashion new
tape at Penn State, and I would take him at this range. If
he's there at one ninety four, sure, yeah, I can see that.
I'm going to the corner here. I do like the double down on
offensive tackle idea. I'm going corner. I'm going to the CFL. I'm
going to a non traditional path. In Quantes Stiggers, who actually had a
visit with the Bengals. My guy Ben Grant, who covers the Argonauts in
Toronto, also a Bengals fan, put me onto Stiggers as a guy who
is NFL ready had a non traditional path went straight into the CFL. You
know we can handle his game as a professional. He's been playing professional football.
Ben tells me he's been watching me covers the Argonauts. He played for
the Argonauts. NFL level movement ability, NFL level ball skills. He's going
to need to learn a bit of a different game in the NFL. Obviously,
CFL NFL press coverage, receivers moving forward at the line of scrimmage,
those things don't really drive in the CFL. So a different skill set a
developmental player, to be sure. But I think with the Bengals having some
interest here in Stiggers and good enough athleticism, good enough size, I'm interested
in taking that flyer. And I live in Canada, so I'm going for
a guy who's played some football up here in What would I do mock?
Yeah, I get it. I like it a lot, makes a lot
of sense. And I can totally see the Bengals targeting him in this range,
taking a flyer on that, like just describing him. I'm like,
Ah, that's that's what they've done. They've done that with the Chris Evans
is They've done that with Andre Joseavash where they're taking the stab at that type
of guy. Now there's no real comparison because he was playing professional football,
but the upside is there. I would say at that stage, and with
me with the final three picks, I'm gonna combine all of them because it's
that second sixth rounder and then two sevens. I keep all of the picks,
and I keep them because I think I can get valuable players there.
And I want a Jalen Cochra out of Holy Cross double down at wide receiver,
and so that's who I'm taking with the eighth pick in that last sixth
round pick. And then at defensive tackle, James, you've only gotten Michael
Hall junior. What are you going to do? Well, You're gonna get
Jawan Briggs from the University of Cincinnati, and then you're gonna double back with
that second seventh and say Evan Anderson, welcome to the Cincinnati Bengals. Juwan
Briggs, Evan Anderson, Michael Hall Junior. Three defensive tackles, three guys
that can help, three guys that I think can help this year. In
Jalen Cocher is the other late rounder. Who is more of a developmental guy,
could be back end of the receiver room, and you hope he's Andre
josavash right where he can develop, hit the ground running, and it may
be ahead of where you project him to be. Yeah. I like those
names a lot. I'll throw out some others. Jordan Jefferson from LSU wide
range of outcomes for him in day three if he's available in the sixth round.
That's a guy that I would target at nose tackle if they want to
go get a puncher. I know you said it's a waste, and I'm
inclined to agree. They probably could do this as a priority free agent.
But Ryan Recau from BYU, a guy that Dame Brugler has actually mocked to
the Bengals as a late round puncher. And Giovanni Manu, the BC tackle
who we've talked about on the show, also mocked by Dame Brugler to the
Cincinnati Bengals, a guy that I'll mention in the late rounds as well.
I'll also throw out Dijon Anthony, the old Miss safety with whom we know
the Bengals had a visit. You mentioned Evan Anderson j Wwhite mclothern from Arkansas.
Another player with whom we know the Bengals had to visit. Charles Smith
Wade an undersized corner that Mike Renner really liked at the Senior Bowl, a
guy that Dame Brugler has going in the seventh round that I'd be interested in
as well. And Logan Lee Iowa interior defensive lineman. Another one that in
the seventh round I think is more than worth the dart throw. So there's
a number of late round names for you. I don't know which ones you
know specifically. I would take combination of those guys perhaps, But there you
go. Do you have the full max? You're ready to recap James before
we get out of here, I can. I'm ready to go real quick.
Marius Mims, Troy Franklin, Michael Hall, Junior Tanner, Bordalini Orodric
Estime, cam Hart, Caden Wallace, Jalen Cooker, Jowan Briggs, Evan
Anderson, and I think you hit a lot of the boxes with that mock.
I didn't get a tight end, obviously, I would be in on
a tight end. Ben Sonet, if he's there at eighty, I would
be all in on that jeem Bell is obviously someone on day three that you
got that I would target certainly, and then obviously if brock Powers falls,
I'm in on him at eighteen. So it's not a hate against tight end,
but I'm not going to force it in this year's class, and I
don't want the Bengals to do that. There's only a few guys that I
would consider taking it tight end. Yeah, the only other tight end that
I think is even worth really mentioning on on day three, well Tip Ryman
and Well they've obviously met with Eric All, but Tanner McLaughlin as well is
an interesting one. On day three, my mock gets crazy in the first
round with that trade future first and eighty for twenty six, and then I
go in order Fashnu Latham, Mims, Mims, Latham, one of those
tackles is going to be the guy at eighteen. Ideally one falls, otherwise
probably Mims. I'm probably in agreement with you there, Johnny Newton Cooper beebe
solidifying the trenches there to start the draft before I switch over to some skill
position players. Javon Baker at the back of the back of the third We
agree on project estimate in the fourth Jahem Bell if you can get him in
the fifth, give me that all day Quantes Stiggers the CFL corner who Ben
Grant, my guy describes as a third round talent who's gonna fall because he's
had a non traditional path. And then if you can get a Jordan Jefferson
and Giovanni Manu from BC or Evan Anderson or Dwight mcleothern, one of those
developmental players, I'm interested in the seventh round sures time me yup and you
can let us know who's mock you like more In the comments on Twitter on
x yours getting Molton and mems No, I mean that wins it. You
get two studs, it should be yours. It obviously would be hard to
pull off, but if they can, they would give up the future first
round pick. Though maybe the people really don't like that. I don't know.
I think that's the thirty second pick next year if you do that plan
though, it's all Johnny Newton. I think they like Johnny Newton. I
think that's what they like. Yeah, easy to like Johnny Newton. That's
gonna do it. For this episode of the Lockdown Bengals podcast, a ton
of Draft preview content coming you for you this week, including well several interviews
of what do we think they well do, mock draft, and all the
rest before the draft arrives on Thursday. Until next time, thanks for listening
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