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.

The last time the Bengals had a rookie draft pick in the Week 1 lineup was 2022. Not only could they break that run this year, they could match their record.