Bengals mock draft roundup after free agency
With about a month left before the 2025 NFL draft, we're starting to zero in on some potential names that could be announced as the Cincinnati Bengals' pick at No. 17 overall in the first round. Here, we'll circle around some recent mock drafts and round up some names that have been mentioned in those mocks.
Yahoo Sports (Nate Tice, Charles McDonald) - Tyler Booker, OG, Alabama
"Defense? Nah, let’s quadruple down on the offense after the Tee Higgins and Ja'Marr Chase extensions. This time with more beef up front. Booker is a classic gap-scheme guard who could create some powerful double-teams in the Bengals' at-you run game."
CBS Sports (Chris Trapasso) - Malaki Starks, S, Georgia
"The Bengals go best player available here with Starks, and he'll help to rebuild the secondary in Cincinnati."
CBS Sports (Mike Renner) - Mykel Williams, DE, Georgia
"Mykel Williams just feels like a Bengals edge rusher: oversized, yet unpolished. Sometimes those turn into Carlos Dunlap or Michael Johnson. Other times they're Margus Hunt or Myles Murphy. I'd bet on Williams being closer to the former."
SB Nation (Michael Peterson) - Walter Nolen, DT, Ole Miss
"This is an interesting part of the draft because both the Cardinals and Bengals need help along the interior of the defensive line and these players could go back-to-back in whatever order the Cardinals prefer. It could go Harmon-Nolen or Nolen-Harmon and I would not be surprised.
"In this mock, the Bengals end up taking Nolen after Harmon comes off the board one pick before. The former Ole Miss defender needs to polish him game further to become more consistent down-by-down, but his biggest flash can’t help but suck you in. He’s a hiccup away from making a negative play, but that aggressiveness can, and will, come back to bite him at times."
FOX Sports (Joel Klatt) - Mike Green, DE, Marshall
"It looks like Trey Hendrickson is on his way out, so the Bengals need some pass-rushing help; they only had one more sack as a team (18.5) than Hendrickson did by himself (17.5) in 2024. I covered Green's game against Ohio State this past season and I came away impressed. He played well against OSU offensive tackle Josh Simmons, who might be a first-round pick. "
The 33rd Team (Kyle Crabbs) - Mike Green, DE, Marshall
"It sounds like the momentum is building for Burrow's weapons to get deals done, so where does that leave Trey Hendrickson? Even if the Bengals end up sorting out Hendrickson's contract, this group needs more teeth.
"Mike Green has the most robust pass rush bag of any rusher in the class and can help the Bengals close games when they're playing with the lead."
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