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Hits, Reaches & Steals: Grading Every Pick in the Bengals’ 2026 Draft Class
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Hits, Reaches & Steals: Grading Every Pick in the Bengals’ 2026 Draft Class

Cincinnati Bengals On SI·James Rapien·about 1 month ago
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The 2026 NFL Draft is in the books. Cincinnati added four defensive players and four offensive players with their eight picks. That includes their blockbuster trade for Dexter Lawrence. Let's breakdown every pick and grade the Bengals' 2026 draft class: Pick 10: Traded for DT Dexter Lawrence Newly signed Cincinnati Bengals defense tackle Dexter Lawrence speaks in a press conference for the first time since joining the team at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati on Monday, April 20, 2026. | Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Bengals desperately needed a game-changing defensive player. They signed Boye Mafe, Jonathan Allen and Bryan Cook, but it wasn't enough. Lawrence is that game-changer. Could they have had Caleb Downs? Maybe. And the Bengals were comfortable taking Downs at No. 10 overall. Ultimately, they believed Lawrence would transform their defense. At 6-4, 342 pounds, the man has his own orbit and the Bengals' defense will revolve around their star defensive tackle.…

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