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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (SEA)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (SEA)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD
The Bengals let Barron fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Somebody in the 152nd pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bengals sat still while Jahdae Barron, the No. 11 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
The board had Travis Hunter higher than No. 17, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick18 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick No. 18 they get juice off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick81 Rnd3 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty at the Round 3 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick117 Rnd4 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in the 117th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jahdae Barron
You do not let a cornerback like Jahdae Barron reach pick 152 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick191 Rnd6 Elijah Arroyo
A reasonable price with a little left over, Elijah Arroyo in slot 191. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.