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RUN ON JAN 25, 2026

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  • byrnesaf DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CIN)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bengals for Downs: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Caleb Downs, the No. 2 name on the board, stolen at the 41st overall pick. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
In pick 10 they get a problem off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick41 Rnd2 Caleb Downs
Caleb Downs in the 41st pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick72 Rnd3 Brandon Cisse
Brandon Cisse in pick No. 72 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick110 Rnd4 Darrell Jackson Jr.
The board fumbled Darrell Jackson Jr. all the way to the 110th overall pick, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick187 Rnd6 Raylen Wilson
No edge and no loss on Raylen Wilson in the Round 6 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick197 Rnd6 Isaiah Nwokobia
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Isaiah Nwokobia in No. 197. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick226 Rnd7 Daevin Hobbs
They read the board right and Daevin Hobbs was the payoff at slot 226. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.