Another lineman!
With the 153rd overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals have selected Miami Hurricanes offensive lineman Jalen Rivers.
Originally a class of 2020 recruit, Rivers bounced around the offensive line during his college career. He spent the 2021 and 2022 seasons at left guard, then moved to left tackle in 2023 before bouncing between left tackle and left guard this past season while missing five games due to injury.
The 6-foot-6, 319-pound Rivers earned a 70.7 PFF grade this past season and a 74.1 mark in 2023. Many pre-draft projections had him moving to guard, so it will be interesting to see how the Bengals deploy him in 2025 and beyond.
This gives the Bengals two offensive linemen in this draft after taking Georgia left guard Dylan Fairchild in Round 3, leaving Rivers to give the Bengals depth at both offensive tackle spots while also being a candidate to move to guard.
The consensus big board had him ranked 146th overall, so another solid value pick.
The Bengals have one pick remaining as of this writing.
We will have more on this story shortly…
Bengals Draft Picks 2025
- Round 1: No. 17 overall: Shemar Stewart
- Round 2: No. 49 overall: Demetrius Knight
- Round 3: No. 81 overall: Dylan Fairchild
- Round 4: No. 119 overall: Barrett Carter
- Round 5: No. 153 overall: Jalen Rivers
- Round 6: No. 193 overall
The Bengals’ remaining top draft needs are:
DT, CB, S
Day 3 NFL Draft schedule: 12 PM ET, Saturday, April 26th on ESPN and NFL Network.
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