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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CIN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CIN)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (CIN)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Corey Kiner Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CIN)
Corey Kiner
RB Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Corey Kiner Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Corey Kiner
RB Cincinnati
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (LAC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Players Gained
Head Shot
Joshua Palmer
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
Kiner should have been long gone. The Bengals pounced, and earned a A-.

When a board-topper like Corey Kiner slides to the Round 7 slot, you do not overthink it, and the Bengals did not. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Joshua Palmer deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Luther Burden III and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a go-to option on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They barely believed it either: Jalon Walker still on the board at pick 49. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick81 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
They will replay Kaleb Johnson at the 81st overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Somehow Jihaad Campbell was still sitting there in slot 89, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick117 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Luke Kandra in the 117th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick123 Rnd4 Sebastian Castro
Sebastian Castro at No. 123 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick126 Rnd4 Rylie Mills
Rylie Mills in pick No. 126 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick191 Rnd6 CJ West
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on CJ West. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick241 Rnd7 Corey Kiner
Corey Kiner at pick 241 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.