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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CIN)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Players Gained
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Jordan Addison
WR
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Sean Murphy-Bunting
CB
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BJ Ojulari
LB
Players traded away
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Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Bengals let James fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

The Bengals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jordan James, the No. 53 name on the board, in No. 114. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

The cost of the Mills reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. For all the activity, offensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in pick No. 17 is fair value, right on his grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick97 Rnd3 Rylie Mills
Rylie Mills at pick 97 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jordan James
Somehow Jordan James was still sitting there in the 114th pick, and they pounced on premier running back value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jack Bech
Steal is underselling it; Jack Bech at No. 118 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick138 Rnd5 Xavier Scott
Xavier Scott at Round 5, Pick 1 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick152 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in slot 152 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick192 Rnd6 Tonka Hemingway
Value said wait; Tonka Hemingway in the Round 6 slot says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.