B
Cincinnati Bengals
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bengals and Branch: B.
by hinz18 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 5 steals
· 0 reaches
You build a draft on nights like this. Zachariah Branch had no business being available in the 110th pick, and the Bengals did the only sane thing and turned in the card. More right than wrong, and a B to match.
For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The skill positions did well by the weekend.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 10 they get a bell-cow for the offense at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Sonny Styles in the 41st overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Steal is underselling it; Lee Hunter at the 72nd pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
The board fumbled Zachariah Branch all the way to pick 110, and they scooped it up. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Keagen Trost at No. 189 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Circle this one: Dae'Quan Wright at the Round 6 slot is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Jeremiah Wright at pick No. 221 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Nothing to complain about; Thaddeus Dixon went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.