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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (GB)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
T.J. Slaton
DT
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall A-
ValueA NeedB+ TradesA FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bengals and Paul Jr.: A-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Chris Paul Jr. slide, and the Bengals were the ones holding the card at pick No. 195. Highway robbery.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Job largely done: tight end settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Bottom line, with Walter Nolen leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 23rd overall pick they get a load in the middle at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
They barely believed it either: Tyler Warren still on the board at slot 49. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick54 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in No. 54 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick81 Rnd3 Nick Emmanwori
Steal is underselling it; Nick Emmanwori at pick 81 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick118 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra at the 118th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick154 Rnd5 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson in the Round 5 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick195 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
They will replay Chris Paul Jr. at pick No. 195 for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.