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Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CIN)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CIN)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (GB)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (GB)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (GB)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (GB)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (GB)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
The Bengals let Thornton Jr. fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Somebody in pick 239 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bengals sat still while Dont'e Thornton Jr., the No. 185 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In the 23rd overall pick they get a premier pass rusher at fair value.
Pick49 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
They robbed the room for Malaki Starks here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick54 Rnd2 Tre Harris
A clean, defensible pick in No. 54 with a little surplus value in Tre Harris. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Barrett Carter
Good price on Barrett Carter in slot 87, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick118 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
Taking Ozzy Trapilo in pick 118 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips slid further than he should have, and the Round 4 slot is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick154 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
Mitchell Evans in pick No. 154 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. at Round 6, Pick 17 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick200 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
They barely believed it either: Raheim Sanders still on the board at the Round 6 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick239 Rnd7 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at slot 239 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.