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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (CIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (SEA)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
Draft Picks Traded
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (SEA)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Mike Hughes
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Marco Wilson
CB
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Bengals a B+.

The Bengals spent real capital to be 34 picks early on Jalen McLeod, and the board is going to hold them to it.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Landing Starks that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant is a better player than No. 31 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
The board fumbled Malaki Starks all the way to Round 2, Pick 14, and they scooped it up. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick49 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
They paid sticker price for TreVeyon Henderson in pick No. 49, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick78 Rnd3 Tre Harris
A wide receiver of that caliber at the Round 3 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick119 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
Nice patience on Anthony Belton, who had no business lasting to the 119th overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick153 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
They read the board right and Mitchell Evans was the payoff at the 153rd pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jalen McLeod
A wild overpay on Jalen McLeod in No. 175, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.