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RUN ON NOV 22, 2025

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2026 Draft 3

  • Garrettvan27 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CIN)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CIN)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Monroe Mills Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CIN)
Monroe Mills
OT Virginia
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (CIN)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Quinten Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (CIN)
Quinten Joyner
RB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (DAL)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (DAL)
Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Bengals, and a B- to prove it.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Bengals never addressed tight end, and it is the kind of gap that lingers. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Landing Jackson Jr. that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In No. 9 they get an enforcer at safety. Need was not the driver here.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
They did well to land Jake Slaughter in the 40th pick, just ahead of his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick74 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Darrell Jackson Jr. at pick No. 74 is the proof. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick112 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
No drama and no debate, D'Angelo Ponds went about where he belonged in slot 112. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick188 Rnd6 Monroe Mills
Fair-plus on Monroe Mills, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick196 Rnd6 Bud Clark
Bud Clark in Round 6, Pick 18 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick216 Rnd7 Drayk Bowen
By-the-book stuff, Drayk Bowen at the Round 7 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick223 Rnd7 Quinten Joyner
Quinten Joyner at pick 223 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.