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Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (CIN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CIN)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (SEA)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (SEA)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (KC)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (SEA)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
The Bengals let Fitzgerald fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

The Bengals did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Ryan Fitzgerald fell into Round 7, Pick 38. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get a load in the middle at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in pick No. 49 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick81 Rnd3 Harold Fannin Jr.
They will replay Harold Fannin Jr. at Round 3, Pick 17 for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick82 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
The board had Xavier Restrepo higher than slot 82, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick84 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Andrew Mukuba in the 84th overall pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick118 Rnd4 Chris Paul Jr.
They robbed the room for Chris Paul Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick137 Rnd4 Jake Majors
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jake Majors in pick 137, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick154 Rnd5 Devin Neal
Devin Neal at No. 154 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa at the 195th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick256 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
A specialist of that caliber at No. 256 is the definition of value, full stop. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.