The 2025 NFL Draft will take place in April, and the Bengals will have the 17th pick in the first round. We've rounded up the latest projections from media outlets across the league to give you a look at who could be joining the Bengals this year.
Updated: March 14, 2025
Alabama linebacker Jihaad Campbell runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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LB Jihaad Campbell, Alabama
Nick Baumgardner, The Athletic
"Campbell is still a bit raw, but at 6-3 and nearly 240, he's the type of defender that's the future of pass rushers — and that future is now. Having a Micah Parsons-like wild card in your front seven can open up so much."
Georgia defensive back Malaki Starks runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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S Malaki Starks, Georgia
Chris Trapasso, CBS Sports
"The Bengals get one of the cleanest prospects in the entire draft in Malaki Starks."
Kyle Stackpole - CBS Sports
"The Bengals can take one of the best players available in big-play safety Malaki Starks"
Tennessee's James Pearce Jr. runs a drill during Tennessee's NFL Pro Day, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
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EDGE James Pearce Jr. Tennessee
Max Chadwick, Pro Football Focus
"Pearce was one of the best pass-rushers in college football over the past two seasons, leading all FBS edge defenders in pressure rate (22.4%) over that span."
Marshall defensive lineman Mike Green lifts weights at the NFL football scouting combine, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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EDGE Mike Green, Marshall
Kyle Crabbs, The 33rd Team
"Green is one of the most dynamic pass rushers eligible in the class."
American team defensive lineman Walter Nolen of Ole Miss (2) runs through drills during practice for the Senior Bowl NCAA college football game, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
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DL Walter Nolen, Ole Miss
Garrett Podell, CBS Sports
"Many teams will try to mimic the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles' build-through-the-trenches model, and that's what Cincy does here. Nolen's 91.6 PFF run defense grade was the second highest by a defensive tackle in college football last season."
Texas A&M defensive lineman Shemar Stewart runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
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EDGE Shemar Stewart, Texas A&M
David Helman, FOX Sports
"Stewart just put together one of the all-time freakiest workouts we've ever seen for a guy who weighs in at 6-foot-5, 281 pounds."