With the NFL Draft days away, Cincinnati’s draft strategy could define their 2025 campaign. Brugler’s seven-round mock may hold the keys to a breakout year.

Beyond improving the defense, the Bengals as a whole must be more physical, winning in the trenches as much as they win on the perimeter. As such, they prioritize physicality in the following three-round mock draft, made using Pro Football and Sports Network’s simulator.

Mel Kiper Jr. and Field Yates of ESPN alternated their selections in their latest mock Tuesday which covered the first three rounds of the draft. Yates made the first selection and, as it played out, all of the Bengals’ picks in this mock.