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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (CIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DEN)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DEN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
DeWayne Carter
DT
Head Shot
Marvin Mims Jr.
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
Larceny in pick 193 lands the Bengals a A-, Cornelius and all.

The board owed the Bengals one, and it paid up: Ajani Cornelius, the No. 114 name on the board, sitting there at pick 193 like a gift left on the doorstep.

The Williams pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. 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.

In the end it comes back to Walter Nolen, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 30th pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Nothing to complain about; Xavier Watts went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick56 Rnd2 Ashton Gillotte
Ashton Gillotte in Round 2, Pick 24 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jack Bech
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 81, where Jack Bech graded well above the range. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick118 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick131 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Circle this one: Smael Mondon Jr. at No. 131 is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jordan James
Jordan James at pick 154 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick193 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
Taking Ajani Cornelius in the 193rd overall pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick195 Rnd6 John Williams
John Williams at the 195th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.