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2025 draft 100.0
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Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THEBengals
Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
Draft Picks Traded
Players Gained
Players traded away
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall
D
ValueC
NeedB+
TradesF
FutureA
The Bengals let Dart fall into their laps, and walked away with a D. You build a draft on nights like this. Jaxson Dart had no business being available in pick 233, and the Bengals did the only sane thing and turned in the card.
The Horton reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.
It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.
Pick Analysis
Pick10
Rnd1
Emeka Egbuka
In the Round 1 slot they get a true top target, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick17
Rnd1
Tyler Warren
In the 17th pick they get a security blanket over the middle at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick18
Rnd1
Tory Horton
In No. 18 they get a No. 1 receiver, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick39
Rnd2
Josh Conerly Jr.
Josh Conerly Jr. at pick No. 39 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick41
Rnd2
Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in pick 41 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick47
Rnd2
Tyleik Williams
A quiet steal in Round 2, Pick 15: Tyleik Williams for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick55
Rnd2
Tyler Booker
They barely believed it either: Tyler Booker still on the board at slot 55. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick72
Rnd3
Cam Skattebo
The board had cheaper options than Cam Skattebo at the 72nd overall pick, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick81
Rnd3
Armand Membou
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Armand Membou in Round 3, Pick 17, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick119
Rnd4
Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in the 119th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick148
Rnd5
Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo at pick 148 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick153
Rnd5
T.J. Sanders
They will replay T.J. Sanders at pick No. 153 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick193
Rnd6
Jahdae Barron
Circle this one: Jahdae Barron at No. 193 is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick233
Rnd7
Jaxson Dart
Jaxson Dart in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick240
Rnd7
Jonas Sanker
You do not let a safety like Jonas Sanker reach slot 240 and blink. They did not. A minor itch, scratched.

























