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  • Holwadel9 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Myles Bryant
CB
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Sauce Gardner
CB
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB+
The Bengals turned the phones into found money: A-.

The Luke Kandra pick is the one that will follow the Bengals into the fall. They took him 33 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. That Grant pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. The roster is better shaped than it was, with tight end chief among the fixes.

It is a haul that will look even better come September.

Pick Analysis
Pick49 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Steal is underselling it; Kenneth Grant at the 49th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick81 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Omarr Norman-Lott in slot 81. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick119 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
A wild overpay on Luke Kandra in pick 119, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick153 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
Mitchell Evans slid further than he should have, and No. 153 is lovely value for the tight end. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick193 Rnd6 Tahj Brooks
They took Tahj Brooks at par in pick No. 193, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.