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    Bengals
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Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Received
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (IND)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (IND)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (IND)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals won the night they stopped Goncalves from sliding. Grade: B.

The Bengals did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Matt Goncalves fell into Round 5, Pick 13. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Olumuyiwa Fashanu in the 18th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in the Round 2 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick80 Rnd3 DJ James
DJ James at pick No. 80 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick97 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
They took Christian Mahogany at par in Round 3, Pick 34, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick115 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
They robbed the room for Brenden Rice here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick149 Rnd5 Matt Goncalves
Circle this one: Matt Goncalves at pick 149 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick151 Rnd5 James Williams
They will replay James Williams at No. 151 for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.