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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB
Judkins should have been long gone. The Bengals pounced, and earned a B.

The Bengals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Quinshon Judkins, the No. 73 name on the board, in pick No. 152.

Cross III has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In pick No. 30 they get a three-down second-level presence at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in Round 2, Pick 17 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
Pick56 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Steal is underselling it; Tyler Booker at pick 56 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick81 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
They robbed the room for Xavier Watts here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick117 Rnd4 Howard Cross III
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Howard Cross III well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick152 Rnd5 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at the Round 5 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick191 Rnd6 Tahj Brooks
You do not let a running back like Tahj Brooks reach slot 191 and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.