A mere 15 days before the NFL Draft, and the Bengals.com Media Mock Draft has been pretty much frozen since that mid-January walkthrough.
The top three edge rushers, Ohio State's Arvell Reese, Texas Tech's David Bailey, and Miami's Reuben Bain Jr., have never been available at No. 10. Neither has do-it-all safety Caleb Downs of Ohio State. And the Buckeyes' Fred Warner-like playmaking linebacker, Sonny Styles, hasn't been there in the last three Mocks.
So, we got a little itchy and, word is, so is pretty much the rest of the top ten in their efforts to trade down. As always, good luck trying to find a trading partner because how different is what you get at 10 different than what you get at 15?
But, on the other hand, the Bengals' 10th pick just could be a last resort for teams shopping for an elite cornerback or tackle or tight end. Or, if you are like some and believe three receivers stand above the rest, No. 10 is a juicy spot.
Old Syracuse friend Rich Cimini, who has covered the Jets longer than TWA, has been kind enough to answer the phone. A Long Island high school Hall of Famer and an instructor at the Cuse's iconic Newhouse School of Communications, Cimini is ESPN.com's estimable beat man for Gang Green.
The Jets have two first-round picks, two second-round picks, and nine in all.
If we go through this again and no Reese, Bailey, Bain, Styles, or Downs, Rich Cimini in New York is the next name.
**1.RAIDERS \_ QB Fernando Mendoza, Indiana; Consensus**
**2.JETS \_ LB Arvell Reese, Ohio State; Rich Cimini, ESPN.com**
Cimini isn't moving off this pick with Reese's versatility and dynamism matching up with the Jets' move to a 3-4.
**3.CARDINALS \_ DE David Bailey, Texas Tech; Darren Urban, azcardinals.com**
The Cards keep thinking up front. If it's not an offensive tackle, it's a pass rusher.
**4.TITANS \_ DE Rueben Bain Jr., Miami; Paul Kuharsky, paulkuharsky.com**
Kuharsky thinks they'd Love to trade back, but for all the same names. Bain. Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love, Ohio State wide receiver Carnell Tate. Maybe the best offensive tackle. If he can't get out of here, he'll stick with the pass-rusher as the Titans bid to rush with four.
**5.GIANTS \_ LB Sonny Styles, Ohio State; Tom Rock, _Newsday_**
Giants head coach John Harbaugh was quoting George Bernard Shaw last week at the owners' meetings. At the draft, it looks like he'll borrow a line from Woody Hayes.
**6.BROWNS \_** **RT Francis Mauigoa, Miami;** **Tony Grossi, ESPN Cleveland**
Last Mock, Grossi went with Georgia left tackle Monroe Freeling. Now he thinks they'll just flat out take the highest-ranked tackle and figure out left tackle later. That probably leaves their pick at No. 24 for a speed receiver.
**7.COMMANDERS \_ RB Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame; John Keim, ESPN.com**
Status quo in Washington with quarterback Jayden Daniels the first piece and Love the next piece.
**8.SAINTS \_ S Caleb Downs, Ohio State; Jeff Duncan, _New Orleans Times-Picayune._**
With the loss of Demario Davis and maybe Cam Jordan, Downs not only fits them with his leadership intangibles, but also from a scheme standpoint featuring a hybrid slot cornerback.
**9.CHIEFS \_ WR Carnell Tate, Ohio State; Jesse Newell, The Athletic**
As Rasheed Rice heads into the last year of his rookie deal, Patrick Mahomes gets another one.
**10.JETS (From Bengals) \_ WR Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State; Rich Cimini, ESPN.com**
The Bengals are looking at the draft's two top cornerbacks, LSU's Mansoor Delane and Tennessee's Jermod McCoy. But they want to beef up the front seven, right?
The Jets need a running mate for Garrett Wilson, right?
Let's just do the exercise. The Jets don't have a third-round pick and the Bengals don't have a fifth-rounder, which means it's not exactly an ideal fit on the Jimmy Johnson trade value chart.
So we'll take the Jets' second-rounder at No. 44 and give them our fourth-rounder at No. 110.
Take it easy. The key is the trade gives the Bengals three of the top 44 picks and four of the top 72 in a draft that appears more uncertain the longer it goes. A fourth-round pick in a draft shortened by NIL just might not mean what it used to.
**11.DOLPHINS \_ CB Mansoor Delane, LSU; Chris Perkins, _Sun Sentinel_**
First-year head coach Jeff Hafley, a former defensive backs coach and defensive coordinator, gets the best cornerback in the draft.
**12.COWBOYS \_ CB Jermod McCoy, Tennessee; Todd Archer, ESPN.com**
Archer, the highly-regarded former Bengals beat reporter for the late Cincinnati Post, is audibly disgusted by the way this Mock has unfolded. He says if the Cowboys, desperately seeking defense, are faced with something like this, they'd trade up, and that would include with the Bengals at No. 10. He settles on McCoy here simply because of the dearth of defensive value.
**13.RAMS \_ WR Makai Lemon, USC; Sam Farmer, _Los Angeles Times_**
A hometown toy for Sean McVay and Matthew Stafford.
**14.RAVENS \_ G Olaivavega Ioane, Penn State; Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic**
What an Ozzie Newsome-Eric DeCosta pick here. The Ravens are known for great guard play, but not last year, and on top of that they lost center Tyler Linderbaum in free agency. They brought back John Simpson from the Jets to fill one guard spot and now they get the draft's best one.
**15.BUCCANEERS \_ Edge Akheem Mesidor, Miami; Pete Prisco, CBS Sports**
The Bucs, now with the pick in front of the Bengals, have similar needs as they seek to bolster the edge, as well as replace long-time linebacker Lavonte David.