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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CIN)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (CIN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
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
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (HOU)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedA- TradesB FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bengals for Judkins: B+.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Bengals watched Quinshon Judkins slide 79 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The trade work was a quiet net positive. On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In pick No. 25 they get a potential shutdown corner, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
They barely believed it either: Emeka Egbuka still on the board at slot 49. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick58 Rnd2 Josh Conerly Jr.
They let Josh Conerly Jr. come to them and pounced at pick 58. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick81 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
The board fumbled Alfred Collins all the way to Round 3, Pick 17, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in the Round 4 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick126 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
A tight end of that caliber at the 126th pick is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick152 Rnd5 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at No. 152 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick191 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Value with a capital V on Jack Kiser in the 191st overall pick, a genuine coup. It patches a soft spot without any drama.