Cincy Jungle · Apr 14, 2025
Bengals Mock Draft: What if the best player available is not an obvious need?
Photo by Robin Alam/ISI Photos/Getty ImagesIn this five-part series, I ask “what if?” and explore different draft scenarios. In all, I will do 15 mock drafts and use this as an avenue of discussing 97 different prospects.
“Time. Space. Reality. It’s more than a linear path... I am your guide through these vast new realities.” - The Watcher - What If...?
In this chapter, we look at potential impact players who don’t fit into an obvious need for the Bengals. What if they took one of these players in the first round just because they were the best player available?
Ashton Jeanty
17. RB Ashton Jeanty 5’9” 211 lbs Boise State
49. OG Tate Ratledge 6’7” 308 lbs Georgia
