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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAR)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (LAR)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Braden Fiske
DL
Players traded away
Head Shot
Germaine Pratt
LB
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB+
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bengals a B.

Some picks age like wine; Jamaree Caldwell at No. 195 will need to, sitting 102 spots clear of his grade. No fireworks, but a solid B.

Landing Neal that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

Adding Braden Fiske by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with tight end the one that mattered most.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick No. 26 they get a wrecking ball inside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Donovan Ezeiruaku in pick 49 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick81 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in slot 81 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick90 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in Round 3, Pick 26 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick118 Rnd4 Elijah Arroyo
A tight end of that caliber at No. 118 is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick154 Rnd5 Devin Neal
You do not let a running back like Devin Neal reach the 154th pick and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jamaree Caldwell
Value said wait; Jamaree Caldwell in the 195th pick says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.