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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jordan Addison
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Bengals let Mondon Jr. fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Smael Mondon Jr. had no business being available in slot 191, and the Bengals did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In pick 24 they get a weapon on the perimeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
A slide stopped in the 49th overall pick, with Tyler Booker worth more than the price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick81 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in No. 81 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick97 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
You do not let a running back like Kaleb Johnson reach Round 3, Pick 33 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick117 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra at the 117th pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick152 Rnd5 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III at slot 152 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick191 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Somehow Smael Mondon Jr. was still sitting there in the Round 6 slot, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. The roster fit checks out.