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2025
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Emeritus DRAFTING FOR THEBengals
Draft Selections
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall
B
ValueB
NeedB
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on Perkins Jr.: B. You could see the war room lean forward. Harold Perkins Jr. at the 185th pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.
The cost of the Walker reach is exactly the players who went right after him. For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain.
They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.
Pick Analysis
Pick10
Rnd1
Tre Harris
In slot 10 they get a home-run threat at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41
Rnd2
Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in the 41st pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick76
Rnd3
Deone Walker
They reached a country mile for Deone Walker at the Round 3 slot, and the board is aghast. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick112
Rnd4
Jaeden Roberts
Jaeden Roberts at the 112th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick148
Rnd5
Devin Neal
Steal is underselling it; Devin Neal at No. 148 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick185
Rnd6
Harold Perkins Jr.
Circle this one: Harold Perkins Jr. at Round 6, Pick 10 is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.






