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  • whodey27 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (TB)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (LAR)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CLE)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (LAR)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (TB)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Players Gained
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Trevon Diggs
CB
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Braden Fiske
DL
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Denzel Ward
CB
Players traded away
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Sam Hubbard
DE
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall A-
ValueA+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB+
Grand theft in the Round 5 slot: the Bengals steal Carter and grade out a A-.

The Bengals did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Barrett Carter fell into Round 5, Pick 15. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick Analysis
Pick44 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Circle this one: Malaki Starks at the 44th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick83 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at No. 83 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick85 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
They will replay TreVeyon Henderson at Round 3, Pick 21 for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick152 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter in pick No. 152 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.