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  • josh_709 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DEN)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (DEN)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DEN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (TB)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Players Gained
Head Shot
Greg Gaines
DT
Head Shot
Marvin Mims Jr.
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueD+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
A passer of the future in Milroe, and a B, for the Bengals.

You build a draft on nights like this. Devin Neal had no business being available in No. 193, and the Bengals did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

If Milroe pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They have staked the next five years on Jalen Milroe, which is the only story that really matters here. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jalen Milroe
In No. 20 they get a long-term answer under center, though the board says they badly overpaid. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at the Round 2 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick81 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
A safety of that caliber at the 81st overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick118 Rnd4 Dylan Sampson
Circle this one: Dylan Sampson at slot 118 is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick193 Rnd6 Devin Neal
Taking Devin Neal in the Round 6 slot is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson in pick 195 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick199 Rnd6 Ryan Fitzgerald
Ryan Fitzgerald at Round 6, Pick 21 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.