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Draft Selections
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (NYG)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Malik Nabers
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall A
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
The Bengals won the night they stopped Kandra from sliding. Grade: A.

The board owed the Bengals one, and it paid up: Luke Kandra, the No. 105 name on the board, sitting there at pick No. 152 like a gift left on the doorstep.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Bottom line, with Jihaad Campbell leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick49 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
A quiet steal in slot 49: Jihaad Campbell for less than the market said. The roster fit checks out.
Pick81 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Deone Walker at the Round 3 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at No. 117 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick152 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
They will replay Luke Kandra at the 152nd pick for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.