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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIA)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (JAX)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIA)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (TB)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Bengals.

The Bengals went off the board in a big way for Howard Cross III, 28 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Spending an early pick on edge rusher with cornerback, tight end and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
A premium they did not need to pay, Walter Nolen a notch or two before his time. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick49 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
A straight-up fair deal on JT Tuimoloau at pick 49, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick81 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
A reasonable price with a little left over, Isaiah Bond in the 81st overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick119 Rnd4 Sai'vion Jones
They bypassed pressing needs at cornerback, tight end and other spots to take Sai'vion Jones, an edge rusher that was not the priority.
Pick194 Rnd6 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III in the Round 6 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.