B-
Cincinnati Bengals
The Bengals kept it disciplined and banked a B-.
by sredrgfthgyhu ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 2 picks
· 1 steals
· 0 reaches
Every other box got a look, but cornerback did not. The Bengals will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.
That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 10 they get an enforcer at safety at a price that makes it sweeter.
By-the-book stuff, Caleb Banks at pick 41 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.