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bengals 2/8/25

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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals won the night they stopped Knight Jr. from sliding. Grade: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Demetrius Knight Jr., the No. 61 name on the board, stolen at pick 117. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

They are betting Frazier proves the room right and everyone else wrong. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

Tight end is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in No. 17 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at the 49th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick81 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Good price on Tate Ratledge in pick 81, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick117 Rnd4 Demetrius Knight Jr.
The board fumbled Demetrius Knight Jr. all the way to the Round 4 slot, and they scooped it up. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins in slot 152 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick191 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier at Round 6, Pick 16 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.