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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CIN)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (CIN)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Draft Picks Received
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (PHI)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (PHI)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (LAR)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (LAR)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (PHI)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Bengals.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Bengals took Will Sheppard at slot 195, roughly 114 spots before his name belonged. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

Getting Skattebo where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Will Johnson
Will Johnson at pick No. 17 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
The board fumbled Malaki Starks all the way to slot 49, and they scooped it up. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick90 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
They paid sticker price for Tez Johnson in the 90th pick, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick129 Rnd4 Que Robinson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Que Robinson this early at Round 4, Pick 28. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
They will replay Jared Wilson at the Round 5 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick169 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
They robbed the room for Lathan Ransom here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick195 Rnd6 Will Sheppard
Will Sheppard in pick No. 195 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick203 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Cam Skattebo in slot 203, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.