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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CIN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAC)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (LAC)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Broderick Washington
DT
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall A-
ValueA NeedB TradesA FutureB
The Bengals robbed the room for Brooks. Final grade: A-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Tahj Brooks had no business being available in the 213th pick, and the Bengals did the only sane thing and turned in the card. One of the weekend's best, top to bottom, and a A- to show for it.

They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In the 27th pick they get a weapon on the perimeter at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at the 49th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick55 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Steal is underselling it; Jalon Walker at slot 55 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick81 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Taking Kaleb Johnson in the Round 3 slot is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.
Pick117 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra slipping to Round 4, Pick 16 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Circle this one: Jake Majors at pick 152 is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick191 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
They will replay Smael Mondon Jr. at No. 191 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick213 Rnd6 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks at pick No. 213 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.