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  • Holwadel9 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CIN)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Xzavier Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Xzavier Henderson
WR Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jalen Nailor
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Bengals let Henderson fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

You could see the war room lean forward. TreVeyon Henderson at pick No. 152 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. A near-flawless weekend of work, and a A- to cap it.

Every board in the league had Henderson lower, and that gap is the story. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In the end it comes back to Walter Nolen, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 24 they get a load in the middle at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at pick No. 49 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick81 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
They will replay Xavier Watts at the Round 3 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick97 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
A running back of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 33 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick117 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
They let Mason Taylor come to them and pounced at the 117th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick138 Rnd5 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Taking Demetrius Knight Jr. in the 138th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick152 Rnd5 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at slot 152 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick191 Rnd6 Xzavier Henderson
A real head-scratcher, Xzavier Henderson in No. 191 is miles ahead of his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.