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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Draft Picks Traded
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (BUF)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (DAL)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (DEN)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Micah Parsons
LB
Players traded away
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Germaine Pratt
LB
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Tee Higgins
WR
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Trey Hendrickson
DE
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesD FutureD
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on Simon: C.

The Bengals did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Cody Simon fell into pick No. 153. A mixed bag that lands at C.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. The Ratledge reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

Hit on Walter Nolen and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the 17th overall pick they get a matchup weapon at tight end. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick30 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick No. 30 they get a wrecking ball inside, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick51 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Taking Malaki Starks in slot 51 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick56 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
A reach on Tate Ratledge in No. 56; the board had better options right there. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick122 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at the 122nd pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick153 Rnd5 Cody Simon
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Cody Simon in the Round 5 slot, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.