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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CIN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CIN)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (PHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (PHI)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (PHI)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tank Dell
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
Brooks should have been long gone. The Bengals pounced, and earned a A-.

The Bengals did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Tahj Brooks fell into pick 191. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. The Tank Dell pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In the Round 1 slot they get a No. 1 receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
No drama and no debate, Benjamin Morrison went about where he belonged in pick No. 49. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick81 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Steal is underselling it; Xavier Watts at Round 3, Pick 17 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick89 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Taking Alfred Collins in pick 89 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at the 128th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
Pick152 Rnd5 Mason Taylor
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Mason Taylor in No. 152, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick166 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at slot 166 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick191 Rnd6 Tahj Brooks
A running back of that caliber at the 191st pick is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.