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RUN ON APR 10, 2026

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  • Komicozzy DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jaishawn Barham
LB-EDGE Michigan
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Dalton Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dalton Johnson
S Arizona
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (CIN)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE LSU
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CIN)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (CIN)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (BAL)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (BAL)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (BAL)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE LSU
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (BAL)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (BAL)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bengals a B.

The Bengals put a flag in the ground for Jaishawn Barham, 44 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

That Igbinosun pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Bengals indulged a want in Barham while a need in linebacker and quarterback stayed open.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
A straight-up fair deal on Kayden McDonald at pick No. 14, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick41 Rnd2 Zion Young
Zion Young in the 41st pick is fair value, right on his grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jaishawn Barham
A want over a need in the 72nd overall pick: Jaishawn Barham adds an edge rusher while linebacker and quarterback keeps waiting.
Pick80 Rnd3 Deion Burks
Deion Burks in slot 80 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick110 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
They barely believed it either: Davison Igbinosun still on the board at Round 4, Pick 10. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick189 Rnd6 Keagen Trost
Good price on Keagen Trost in No. 189, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick199 Rnd6 Dalton Johnson
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dalton Johnson. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick211 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at pick No. 211 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick221 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
Riley Nowakowski at pick 221 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick226 Rnd7 Eric McAlister
Eric McAlister in the 226th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick253 Rnd7 Desmond Reid
Fair-plus on Desmond Reid, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.