Cincinnati also made a deal with Jets later in the draft across these isolated scenarios. They got the 16th and 44th picks for the 10th and 110th picks.<\/p>\n
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Oregon defensive back Dillon Thieneman, right, brings down Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton as the Oregon Ducks take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 1, 2026, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. | Ben Lonergan\/The Register-Guard \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n
“The Bengals don’t typically make major moves during the draft weekend, as they usually either stay put with their existing selections or make small moves around the board,”\u00a0Barnwell wrote<\/a>. “Bengals fans would understandably love to add a premium pass rusher to the roster, but Cincinnati signed\u00a0Boye Mafe\u00a0in free agency, and the team hopes to get more out of 2025 first-rounder\u00a0Shemar Stewart, who managed only one sack in eight games as a rookie. Rams GM Les Snead and coach Sean McVay? Well, they’re the opposites of the Bengals in quite a few ways, including how aggressive they’ll be moving either up or down.\u00a0Though\u00a0the Rams still\u00a0have\u00a0this first-round pick from Atlanta, they no longer have their own\u00a0first-rounder, having\u00a0sent\u00a0it to the Chiefs for Trent McDuffie.\u00a0They’re also down fourth- and fifth-round picks, which might push the Rams to lean more toward trading down than up.<\/p>\n “The Bengals should be looking for help at safety, off-ball linebacker, and potentially on the interior of their offensive line. If Caleb Downs and Sonny Styles are off the board, moving down would still allow Cincinnati to address those spots, with someone such as Oregon safety\u00a0Dillon Thieneman\u00a0or Georgia linebacker\u00a0CJ Allen\u00a0at No. 13.”<\/p>\n According to the Mock Draft Database<\/a>, Thieneman is ranked 18th on the consensus big board and second behind Downs among safeties, while\u00a0Allen is the 33rd-ranked player overall and third-best linebacker.<\/p>\n Both could be solid options for the\u00a0Bengals<\/a>\u00a0while getting another third-round pick in the mix\u00a0to potentially add an immediate starter to the 2026 roster. It’s a similar thought process to the Jets deal which pushes them further down the board, but gives them another second-round pick instead of the additional third-rounder.<\/p>\n “The Bengals need as much cost-controlled talent as possible given the cost of the big three in their passing game, so adding another premium pick early on Day 2 would be the right idea for Cincinnati,” Barnwell wrote about the Jets deal.<\/p>\n Check out the\u00a0full all-trades mock draft from Barnwell here<\/a>.<\/p>\n