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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (CIN)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Draft Picks Received
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (IND)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Al-Quadin Muhammad
EDGE
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Evan Anderson, 43 picks early at the Round 7 slot.

Simpson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped linebacker, which is a strange place to end up.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the 18th pick they get a double-digit-sack hope. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
A reach on Kingsley Suamataia in pick 49; the board had better options right there. It fills a real need, too.
Pick82 Rnd3 Trey Benson
They jumped the gun on Trey Benson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick116 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
They liked Ben Sinnott enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 4 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
A slide stopped in Round 5, Pick 12, with Jaylin Simpson worth more than the price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick150 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
A conviction pick on Mason McCormick at the 150th overall pick that the board grades a round light. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick175 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
Fair-plus on Sione Vaki, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick196 Rnd6 Rasheen Ali
Rasheen Ali at No. 196 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick235 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
This one needs a full-page explanation: Joshua Cephus in slot 235, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick252 Rnd7 Evan Anderson
Evan Anderson at the 252nd overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.