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    Bengals
Draft Selections
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CIN)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
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
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
R.J. Oben Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CIN)
R.J. Oben
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
R.J. Oben Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
R.J. Oben
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
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
Desmond King II
CB
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bengals worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

Some picks age like wine; R.J. Oben at slot 241 will need to, sitting 104 spots clear of his grade.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Skattebo. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

Desmond King II gives the group a proven body among the projects.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 T.J. Sanders
In pick No. 25 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at the 49th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick55 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Malaki Starks in No. 55, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick81 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
They robbed the room for Kaleb Johnson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick89 Rnd3 Ajani Cornelius
They paid a round early for Ajani Cornelius in pick 89, more than the board wanted. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at slot 117 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick126 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick152 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
Value said wait; Nazir Stackhouse in Round 5, Pick 15 says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick191 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
A running back of that caliber at the 191st overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick241 Rnd7 R.J. Oben
R.J. Oben in slot 241 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.