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2026 nfl draft

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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CIN)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CIN)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CIN)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Austin Romaine Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (CIN)
Austin Romaine
LB Kansas State
Jamal Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jamal Haynes
RB Georgia Tech
Kayin Lee Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CIN)
Kayin Lee
CB Auburn
Jeremiah Cobb Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jeremiah Cobb
RB Auburn
Da'Shawn Womack Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Da'Shawn Womack
DE-EDGE LSU
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Bengals did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to wide receiver, which was the need that mattered most.

Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Dani Dennis-Sutton
In the 25th pick they get a premier pass rusher. More want than need.
Pick57 Rnd2 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Domonique Orange. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick125 Rnd4 Austin Romaine
Good price on Austin Romaine in slot 125, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jamal Haynes
They did well to land Jamal Haynes in Round 5, Pick 26, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick203 Rnd6 Kayin Lee
Kayin Lee at pick 203 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jeremiah Cobb
They paid sticker price for Jeremiah Cobb in the 238th overall pick, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick252 Rnd7 Da'Shawn Womack
Da'Shawn Womack in pick No. 252 is fair value, right on his grade. Stacking talent where they were already deep.