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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Corey Kiner Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Corey Kiner
RB Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DEN)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
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
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DEN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB
Grand theft in the 118th pick: the Bengals steal Carter and grade out a B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Barrett Carter got past him. The Bengals do not have to explain a thing at Round 4, Pick 17. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

The cost of the Conner reach is exactly the players who went right after him. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. Tight end was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at pick No. 49 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick81 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
By-the-book stuff, Mason Taylor at pick 81 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick118 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
A linebacker of that caliber at the 118th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick154 Rnd5 Rylie Mills
A tidy bit of business in the Round 5 slot, where Rylie Mills graded well above the range. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick193 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner in the 193rd pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick195 Rnd6 Corey Kiner
They paid sticker price for Corey Kiner in slot 195, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.