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RUN ON APR 7, 2025

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  • carsonw2 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Bengals took Aeneas Peebles at pick No. 119, roughly 25 spots before his name belonged.

The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. That is an interior defensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a No. 1 receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
A slide stopped in slot 49, with T.J. Sanders worth more than the price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick81 Rnd3 Ashton Gillotte
They jumped the gun on Ashton Gillotte, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick119 Rnd4 Aeneas Peebles
They reached into another round for Aeneas Peebles, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick153 Rnd5 Barryn Sorrell
Barryn Sorrell in No. 153 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jalen McLeod
Jalen McLeod in the Round 6 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.