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  • pulses50 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (DEN)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DEN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureB
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bengals and Mondon Jr.: B-.

The Bengals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Smael Mondon Jr., the No. 99 name on the board, in No. 191. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Reaching for Sanders left real value on the table behind him. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Tight end was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a rangy last line of defense. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Deone Walker
This one needs a full-page explanation: Deone Walker in the Round 2 slot, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick81 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Somehow Dylan Fairchild was still sitting there in the 81st overall pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick117 Rnd4 Raheim Sanders
They reached a country mile for Raheim Sanders at pick 117, and the board is aghast. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick152 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
A wild overpay on JJ Pegues in slot 152, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick189 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins in the 189th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick191 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at pick No. 191 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick195 Rnd6 Terrance Ferguson
They paid up for Terrance Ferguson at No. 195 when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.