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RUN ON APR 23, 2025

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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Corey Kiner Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Corey Kiner
RB Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (BUF)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureB
The jury is out on the Bengals. For now, C+.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Jack Kiser at pick 119 is 65 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with tight end chief among the fixes.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Donovan Jackson
In pick No. 30 they get a building block for the line, though the board says they badly overpaid. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Bradyn Swinson
Bradyn Swinson in the 49th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick62 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in slot 62 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick81 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm in the 81st overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser at No. 119 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick153 Rnd5 CJ West
A swing that ignored the value entirely, CJ West well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick193 Rnd6 Corey Kiner
A big swing on Corey Kiner at slot 193, well ahead of any board in the building. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.