NFL draft grades take cautious approach with odd Bengals class
An NFL draft grades roundup shows the Bengals earned praise, but only so much.
The Cincinnati Bengals dramatically left their comfort zone when it came to the NFL draft this year. That has the NFL draft grades segment struggling to give out grades that differ all that much. An all-in Bengals team traded away the 10th overall pick in the Dexter Lawrence deal.
Then, they ignored lots of data when drafting Cashius Howell in the second round . The Bengals drafting Tacario Davis in the third round was more of a niche, traits-based project idea, too. But things got wild (and very good) from there, as the Bengals appeared to find two very good offensive linemen, then perhaps got one of the steals of the draft in the seventh round .
Here’s the NFL draft grades fallout for the Bengals. NFL draft grades roundup for Bengals NFL. com At the NFL’s official website, Chad Reuter gave the Bengals an overall grade of “B,” but went against the vibes of the fanbase about Day 3, giving the effort there a C+.
That dragged the overall grade down. Still, some good news in there: “Lew is coming off an ACL injury, which is why he was still available in Round 4, but I expect him to be starting at center by 2027. Young's a big receiver who should compete for playing time in 2026.