Cincinnati used most of its offseason to make sure Joe Burrow had his top two playmakers wearing orange and black for a long time. With Tee Higgins and Ja'Marr Chase signed, the Bengals turned their focus to two areas for the NFL draft — trying to keep Burrow upright and continuing to make over the defense.

The Cincinnati Bengals made six picks in the 2025 NFL draft, landing on very mixed reviews when it comes to draft grades. Moving forward, one interesting way to gauge the draft class is steering away from outsider opinions and diving into some of the data the team actually looked at while making selections.