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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (CIN)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Corey Kiner Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CIN)
Corey Kiner
RB Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Corey Kiner Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Corey Kiner
RB Cincinnati
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (LAC)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB- TradesC+ FutureB
Grand theft in pick 177: the Bengals steal Ransom and grade out a B.

The Bengals did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Lathan Ransom fell into pick 177.

That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with tight end chief among the fixes.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In pick No. 17 they get a problem off the edge. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Taking Nick Emmanwori in the Round 2 slot is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick118 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at pick 118 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick124 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson at slot 124 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips in Round 5, Pick 15 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick159 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson in the 159th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick177 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
The board fumbled Lathan Ransom all the way to the 177th overall pick, and they scooped it up. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick195 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in No. 195 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick215 Rnd6 Corey Kiner
They robbed the room for Corey Kiner here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.