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  • 444241 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CIN)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CIN)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CIN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Draft Picks Received
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BUF)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (PHI)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (BUF)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (PHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PHI)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PHI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (PHI)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Stanford
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA- FutureD-
Larceny in the 192nd overall pick lands the Bengals a B-, Skattebo and all.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Cam Skattebo got past him. The Bengals do not have to explain a thing at pick No. 192. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The Moore pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at cornerback, tight end and other spots. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

Every board in the league had Ivey lower, and that gap is the story. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Derrick Harmon
In No. 29 they get a wrecking ball inside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jalon Walker in slot 47, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jared Ivey
Jared Ivey at pick No. 61 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick62 Rnd2 Xavier Restrepo
Value with a capital V on Xavier Restrepo in Round 2, Pick 30, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick92 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Steal is underselling it; Xavier Watts at the Round 3 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick107 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
They took Luke Kandra at par in the 107th pick, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick117 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
A surprising call. With cornerback, tight end and other spots still to address, they spent the 117th overall pick on Malachi Moore, a safety they were not short of.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jake Majors
They will replay Jake Majors at pick 132 for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick151 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
Billy Bowman Jr. at pick No. 151 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick163 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
A conviction pick on JJ Pegues at No. 163 that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick192 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
A running back of that caliber at the 192nd pick is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.