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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CIN)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Draft Picks Received
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (JAX)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (JAX)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
T.J. Slaton
DT
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesD FutureB
The Bengals let Bowman Jr. fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Billy Bowman Jr. slide, and the Bengals were the ones holding the card at Round 5, Pick 15. Highway robbery. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

With tight end, offensive lineman and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on edge rusher is the choice that costs them. The cost of the White III reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick36 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
This one needs a full-page explanation: Azareye'h Thomas in the 36th pick, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick49 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
Landon Jackson at No. 49 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
Tyleik Williams in Round 2, Pick 26 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick81 Rnd3 JT Tuimoloau
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending slot 81 on JT Tuimoloau with tight end, offensive lineman and other spots unsolved.
Pick119 Rnd4 Shemar Turner
They barely believed it either: Shemar Turner still on the board at the 119th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick153 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
Somehow Billy Bowman Jr. was still sitting there in the Round 5 slot, and they pounced on premier safety value. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick193 Rnd6 Ricky White III
Ricky White III in pick No. 193 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.