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Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall
B-
ValueC
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Bengals checked most of the boxes and earned a B-. There is reaching, and then there is Woodi Washington at Round 6, Pick 17. The Bengals jumped the board by 229 and dared it to prove them wrong. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.
The Banks Jr. pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.
On the needs board they went 2 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick Analysis
Pick17
Rnd1
Will Johnson
In slot 17 they get a ballhawk on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49
Rnd2
Kelvin Banks Jr.
They robbed the room for Kelvin Banks Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick81
Rnd3
Aireontae Ersery
Steal is underselling it; Aireontae Ersery at No. 81 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick119
Rnd4
Rayuan Lane III
Rayuan Lane III in the 119th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick153
Rnd5
Upton Stout
Upton Stout in pick No. 153 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick193
Rnd6
Woodi Washington
Woodi Washington at the 193rd overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.






