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    Bengals
Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CIN)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (CIN)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CIN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DEN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (KC)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justyn Ross
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureB
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Bengals: B.

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Bengals walked out of the weekend still thin at wide receiver, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

They banked enough surplus on Ersery to cover a lot of smaller sins. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick63 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at pick 63 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.
Pick81 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
A slide stopped in pick No. 81, with Omarr Norman-Lott worth more than the price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick85 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
No drama and no debate, Andrew Mukuba went about where he belonged in No. 85. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
They let Jordan Phillips come to them and pounced at Round 4, Pick 17. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick133 Rnd4 Cobee Bryant
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cobee Bryant at the 133rd pick is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick153 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
Nice patience on Mitchell Evans, who had no business lasting to the 153rd overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick193 Rnd6 Connor Colby
Connor Colby is a better player than slot 193 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
A tidy little value on Jay Higgins in Round 6, Pick 32, a step better than break-even. A need, and now a little less of one.