Cincinnati Bengals 2025 NFL Draft Recap and Depth Chart – In the 2025 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals looked to strengthen a team that narrowly missed the playoffs. Despite ending the season with a five-game winning streak, they finished with a 9-8 record due to a poor start.
To address their needs, the Bengals focused on improving their defense. They selected edge rusher Shemar Stewart with the 17th overall pick and linebacker Demetrius Knight Jr. in the second round, taking him 49th overall.
Cincinnati Bengals 2025 NFL Draft Recap and Depth Chart
- Round 1, Pick 17: Shemar Stewart, DE, Texas A&M
- Round 2, Pick 49: Demetrius Knight Jr., LB, South Carolina
- Round 3, Pick 81: Dylan Fairchild, OG, Georgia
- Round 4, Pick 119: Barrett Carter, LB, Clemson
- Round 5, Pick 153: Jalen Rivers, OG, Miami
- Round 6, Pick 193: Tahj Brooks RB, Texas Tech
Updated Bengals Depth Chart (per Ourlads.com)
| Offense – Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| CIN | LWR | 1 | Chase, Ja’Marr 21/1 | 19 | Pryor, Kendric CF22 | 82 | Tinsley, Mitchell SF25 | Owens, Rashod CF25 | |||
| CIN | RWR | 5 | Higgins, Tee 20/2 | 81 | Burton, Jermaine 24/3 | 17 | Burgess, Cole CF24 | Moore, Jordan CF25 | |||
| CIN | SWR | 80 | Iosivas, Andrei 23/6 | 15 | Jones, Charlie 23/4 | 18 | Williams, Isaiah W/Det | Mayes, Jamoi CF25 | |||
| CIN | LT | 75 | Brown Jr., Orlando U/KC | 74 | Rivers, Jalen 25/5 | 79 | Coker, Andrew SF24 | Etienne, Caleb CF25 | |||
| CIN | LG | 67 | Volson, Cordell 22/4 | 63 | Fairchild, Dylan 25/3 | 60 | Kirkland, Jaxson CF23 | ||||
| CIN | C | 64 | KARRAS, TED U/NE | 65 | Lee, Matt 24/7 | McLaughlin, Seth CF25 | |||||
| CIN | RG | 61 | Ford, Cody U/Arz | 62 | PATRICK, LUCAS U/NO | 66 | Manning, Tashawn SF24 | ||||
| CIN | RT | 71 | Mims, Amarius 24/1 | 76 | Cochran, Devin CF22 | 73 | Stueber, Andrew P/Atl | ||||
| CIN | TE | 88 | Gesicki, Mike U/NE | 89 | Sample, Drew 19/2 | 83 | All Jr., Erick 24/4 | 87 | HUDSON, TANNER SF22 | 84 | McLachlan, Tanner 24/6 |
| CIN | TE | 85 | Grandy, Cam CF24 | Taylor, Kole CF25 | |||||||
| CIN | QB | 9 | Burrow, Joe 20/1 | 6 | Browning, Jake SF21 | 11 | WOODSIDE, LOGAN 18/7 | Thorne, Payton CF25 | |||
| CIN | RB | 30 | Brown, Chase 23/5 | 31 | Moss, Zack U/Ind | 34 | Perine, Samaje U/KC | 25 | Brooks, Tahj 25/6 | 32 | Brightwell, Gary SF24 |
| CIN | RB | 36 | Milton, Kendall SF24 | Conley, Quali CF25 | |||||||
| Defense – Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| CIN | LDE | 58 | Ossai, Joseph 21/3 | 97 | Stewart, Shemar 25/1 | 96 | Sample, Cam 21/4 | 51 | Thomas, Isaiah SF24 | ||
| CIN | LDT | 92 | HILL, B.J. T/NYG | 93 | Jackson, McKinnley 24/3 | Cross III, Howard CF25 | |||||
| CIN | RDT | 98 | Slaton Jr., T.J. U/GB | 90 | Jenkins Jr., Kris 24/2 | Gregory, Eric CF25 | Barnett, Dante CF25* | ||||
| CIN | RDE | 91 | HENDRICKSON, TREY U/NO | 99 | Murphy, Myles 23/1 | 52 | Johnson, Cedric 24/6 | 56 | Johnson III, Raymond SF24 | ||
| CIN | WLB | 57 | Pratt, Germaine 19/3 | 44 | Knight Jr., Demetrius 25/2 | 49 | Carter, Barrett 25/4 | 50 | Heyward, Shaka CF23 | ||
| CIN | MLB | 55 | Wilson, Logan 20/3 | 42 | BURKS, OREN U/Phi | 45 | Njongmeta, Maema CF24 | 53 | Giles-Harris, Joe U/Jax | 59 | Young, Craig SF24 |
| CIN | LCB | 20 | Turner II, DJ 23/2 | 28 | Newton, Josh 24/5 | 24 | Wilson, Marco W/NE | Lux, Bralyn CF25 | |||
| CIN | SS | 27 | Battle, Jordan 23/3 | 33 | Anthony, Daijahn 24/7 | 43 | Key, Jaylen SF24 | ||||
| CIN | FS | 22 | Stone, Geno U/Bal | 26 | Anderson, Tycen 22/5 | 37 | Jules, PJ CF24 | ||||
| CIN | RCB | 29 | Taylor-Britt, Cam 22/2 | 38 | Ivey, DJ 23/7 | 41 | Brooks, Nate SF24 | ||||
| CIN | NB | 23 | Hill, Dax 22/1 | 35 | Davis, Jalen SF20 | 40 | Abraham, Micah SF24 | 39 | Robinson, Lance CF24 | ||
| Special Teams – Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| CIN | PT | 8 | Rehkow, Ryan SF24 | ||||||||
| CIN | PK | 2 | McPherson, Evan 21/5 | ||||||||
| CIN | LS | 48 | Adomitis, Cal CF22 | Wagner, William CF25 | |||||||
| CIN | H | 8 | Rehkow, Ryan SF24 | ||||||||
| CIN | KO | 2 | McPherson, Evan 21/5 | ||||||||
| CIN | PR | 15 | Jones, Charlie 23/4 | 18 | Williams, Isaiah W/Det | ||||||
| CIN | KR | 15 | Jones, Charlie 23/4 | 34 | Perine, Samaje U/KC | 81 | Burton, Jermaine 24/3 | ||||
