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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CIN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CIN)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (GB)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Players Gained
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Harrison Phillips
DT
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Dontayvion Wicks
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Majors should have been long gone. The Bengals pounced, and earned a B+.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Bengals watched Jake Majors slide 59 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The cost of the Ivey reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In the 25th overall pick they get a No. 1 receiver, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at the 49th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick54 Rnd2 Jared Ivey
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jared Ivey in No. 54, miles early. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick81 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. at Round 3, Pick 17 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
They barely believed it either: Dylan Sampson still on the board at slot 89. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick97 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
Taking Gunnar Helm in pick 97 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick117 Rnd4 Rylie Mills
Rylie Mills in pick No. 117 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jake Majors
The board fumbled Jake Majors all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick191 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier in slot 191 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.