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Bengals 02/05/25

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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CIN)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CIN)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (LAR)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (BUF)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Players Gained
Head Shot
Cameron McCutcheon
CB
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB TradesA FutureB
The Bengals won the night they stopped Bowman Jr. from sliding. Grade: B+.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Billy Bowman Jr., the No. 119 name on the board, stolen at pick 188.

That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The trade work was a quiet net positive. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with tight end the one that mattered most.

Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 30th pick they get a load in the middle. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at Round 2, Pick 24 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick58 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Taking Malaki Starks in the 58th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick81 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
A tidy little value on Tate Ratledge in No. 81, a step better than break-even. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick90 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. at pick No. 90 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick117 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
A running back of that caliber at the Round 4 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick130 Rnd4 Kyren Lacy
Kyren Lacy in pick 130 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick152 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
You do not let a safety like Malachi Moore reach slot 152 and blink. They did not. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jared Wilson in pick No. 165, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick175 Rnd5 Terrance Ferguson
They robbed the room for Terrance Ferguson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick188 Rnd6 Billy Bowman Jr.
Circle this one: Billy Bowman Jr. at pick 188 is a fall that decides a draft. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick191 Rnd6 Addison West
No drama and no debate, Addison West went about where he belonged in Round 6, Pick 16. It fills a real need, too.