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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CIN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CIN)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (CIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (BUF)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
DeWayne Carter
DT
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Bengals robbed the room for Winston Jr.. Final grade: B+.

The board owed the Bengals one, and it paid up: Kevin Winston Jr., the No. 102 name on the board, sitting there at pick No. 175 like a gift left on the doorstep. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The Gray reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.

Tight end is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the 30th pick they get a red-zone target to build around, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
Tyleik Williams at the 49th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick56 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
Good price on Marcus Mbow in slot 56, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Nice patience on Jayden Higgins, who had no business lasting to pick No. 81. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick118 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
They let Cam Skattebo come to them and pounced at No. 118. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick131 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at the Round 4 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick154 Rnd5 Joshua Gray
A premium they did not need to pay, Joshua Gray a notch or two before his time. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at pick 175 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick195 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at slot 195 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.