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  • Holwadel9 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CIN)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DEN)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (DEN)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
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
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DEN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Devaughn Vele
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB
Larceny in slot 192 lands the Bengals a B+, Sabb and all.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Bengals were there to profit. Keon Sabb, the No. 102 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick No. 192.

If Crenshaw-Dickson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a load in the middle. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at pick No. 49 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick81 Rnd3 Harold Fannin Jr.
Harold Fannin Jr. at slot 81 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick118 Rnd4 Kaleb Johnson
You do not let a running back like Kaleb Johnson reach pick 118 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jake Majors
They barely believed it either: Jake Majors still on the board at the 152nd overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick190 Rnd6 Tahj Brooks
They robbed the room for Tahj Brooks here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick192 Rnd6 Keon Sabb
Keon Sabb in No. 192 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick195 Rnd6 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
They talked themselves into Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson at the 195th pick, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.