Most Selected Players in MDS for Every AFC North Team: Bengals Should Prepare for New Wide Receiver Room

The AFC North is one of the NFL‘s most consistently competitive divisions, and fans using Pro Football Network’s NFL Mock Draft Simulator are looking for any future advantages they can get.

The Baltimore Ravens have a suspect group at receiver, but fans of the Cincinnati Bengals instead are looking to bolster their skill position group, according to our data.

Meanwhile, Pittsburgh Steelers fans and Cleveland Browns fans are both looking to improve in the trenches more than anything.

These are the players being drafted the most on each team in the AFC North.

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Baltimore Ravens: Tacario Davis, CB, Arizona

Interestingly, even after the Ravens selected Nate Wiggins in Round 1 of the 2024 NFL Draft, Ravens fans are still keeping an eye on the cornerback position. But with Brandon Stephens’ contract set to expire after the 2024 season, it does make sense.

Tacario Davis would bring an exciting dynamic to the Ravens’ CB room. Ideally, with his addition, he sticks on the boundary with Nate Wiggins, while Marlon Humphrey and Kyle Hamilton rotate in the slot. But Davis’ length and physicality would be right at home.

Past Davis, Ravens fans also remained cognizant of potential needs on the offensive line — and a large chunk desired to pair Roquan Smith with a catalyst at LB in Barrett Carter.

2) Barrett Carter, LB, Clemson
3) Jonah Savaiinaea, OT, Arizona
4) Parker Brailsford, C, Alabama
5) Tyler Booker, G, Alabama

Cincinnati Bengals: Nic Anderson, WR, Oklahoma

Tee Higgins is on the franchise tag for the 2024 season, but the Bengals may need to search for a transition plan. Bengals fans are on the same wavelength. The most-mocked prospect for Cincinnati thus far in the 2025 NFL Draft cycle is Oklahoma’s Nic Anderson.

Like Higgins, Anderson is a big-bodied target at 6’4″, 213 pounds who can use his frame and length to outmatch defenders at the catch point. Anderson still has room to grow beyond his pure physical profile, but his vertical ability demands respect.

Bengals fans also seem to have an eye on the trenches, on both sides of the ball. But for now, the need at wide receiver looms the largest.

2) Tate Ratledge, G, Georgia
3) Parker Brailsford, C, Alabama
4) Kenneth Grant, DT, Michigan
5) JT Tuimoloau, EDGE, Ohio State

Cleveland Browns: Kelvin Banks Jr., OT, Texas

Offensive tackle is first and second on the Browns’ list of team needs, it seems. With Jedrick Wills’ future uncertain, Cleveland may need to find a succession plan for one of the most important offensive positions. Kelvin Banks Jr. is the top choice for Browns fans.

At 6’4″, 324 pounds, Banks has a unique build for a tackle. He’s dense, well-leveraged, and squatty but also long with extremely powerful hands and a strong anchor. He has the profile to eventually become an impact starter, with the athleticism to expand beyond that.

Browns fans have also perused other tackle options, among them the LSU duo of Emery Jones Jr. and Will Campbell. And PFN’s top-rated running back — Ashton Jeanty — also makes an appearance.

2) Jack Sawyer, EDGE, Ohio State
3) Emery Jones Jr., OT, LSU
4) Will Campbell, OT, LSU
5) Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State

Pittsburgh Steelers: Deone Walker, DT, Kentucky

The Steelers appear to have added an impact player at DT very recently with Keeanu Benton — but Steelers fans are keeping the pedal down, especially with Cameron Heyward aging and inching toward a contract expiration. Deone Walker is their pick to fill the void.

Walker would fill that void and then some. He’s a massive specimen at 6’6″, 348 pounds, and while he has the size of a nose tackle, he moves like a 3-tech invader — with logic-defying burst and quickness and a truly unyielding motor.

Four DTs comprised the top five compiled by Steelers fans, so it’s clear what need they have at the top of their list entering the 2025 NFL Draft cycle. Quarterback could also enter the fold, pending the performance of Russell Wilson and Justin Fields.

2) Walter Nolen, DT, Ole Miss
3) Mason Graham, DT, Michigan
4) Donovan Jackson, G, Ohio State
5) Kenneth Grant, DT, Michigan