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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CIN)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (CIN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Draft Picks Received
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DET)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DEN)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (DET)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Players Gained
Head Shot
Troy Franklin
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA- FutureB+
Good, not great, for the Bengals: B+.

Nobody else had Gino Garcia anywhere near pick No. 193. The Bengals did, by 99 spots, and that gap is the whole story. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

On value alone, Nolen makes the weekend a net positive. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In No. 20 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, outstanding value to boot.
Pick49 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in the 49th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick102 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
Steal is underselling it; Mason Taylor at the Round 3 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick119 Rnd4 Nick Nash
Nick Nash in slot 119 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick153 Rnd5 Kobe King
They robbed the room for Kobe King here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick191 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
A slide stopped in Round 6, Pick 15, with Jack Nelson worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick193 Rnd6 Gino Garcia
Gino Garcia at the Round 6 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick196 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley in No. 196 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.