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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CIN)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (LAC)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesC FutureB+
The Bengals let Mukuba fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Andrew Mukuba, the No. 87 name on the board, stolen at the 154th pick. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain. They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 22nd overall pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
A tidy little value on Xavier Watts in the 49th pick, a step better than break-even. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jayden Higgins at No. 81. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick118 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
The board fumbled Ozzy Trapilo all the way to pick No. 118, and they scooped it up. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick124 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke in pick 124 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick154 Rnd5 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at slot 154 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
They read the board right and Jay Higgins was the payoff at Round 6, Pick 17. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.