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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CIN)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CIN)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (TEN)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (TEN)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (NYG)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Kevin Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (TEN)
Kevin Jennings
QB SMU
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NYG)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesC FutureC+
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Bengals: C+.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Bengals took Emery Jones Jr. at the Round 4 slot, roughly 59 spots before his name belonged.

A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. Landing Grant that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick34 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant slipping to the Round 2 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick49 Rnd2 Bradyn Swinson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Bradyn Swinson this early at pick 49. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jalen Royals. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick81 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter in the 81st overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick119 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
A wild overpay on Emery Jones Jr. in pick No. 119, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick177 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
Value said wait; DJ Campbell in No. 177 says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick192 Rnd6 Donovan Edwards
Donovan Edwards at Round 6, Pick 17 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.