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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (CIN)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Joshua Josephs Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Joshua Josephs
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (CIN)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Da'Shawn Womack Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CIN)
Da'Shawn Womack
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CIN)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LAR)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (LAR)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAR)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (LAR)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Players Gained
Head Shot
Puka Nacua
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB
Nobody dealt better than the Bengals this weekend: B+.

The Bengals did not so much draft Da'Shawn Womack as overpay for him, 63 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Mathews Jr.. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

With interior defensive lineman, wide receiver and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on safety is the choice that costs them.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick No. 13 they get a ballhawk on the back end at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick41 Rnd2 Joshua Josephs
Nice patience on Joshua Josephs, who had no business lasting to No. 41. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick61 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. at slot 61 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick72 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went safety with A.J. Haulcy while clear needs at interior defensive lineman, wide receiver and other spots sat open.
Pick110 Rnd4 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez in Round 4, Pick 10 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick188 Rnd6 Da'Shawn Womack
Da'Shawn Womack at pick 188 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Jermaine Mathews Jr. in slot 198 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick226 Rnd7 Brett Norfleet
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Brett Norfleet at the 226th pick is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick256 Rnd7 Keaten Wade
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Keaten Wade. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.