Cincinnati Bengals 2025 Draft Class - bengals.com

College: Texas A&M

Height: 6'5"

Weight: 267 lbs

Arms: 34 1/8"

Hands: 9 5/8"

Stewart was named Third-team All-SEC in 2024 in his first season as a full-time starter with the Aggies.

"Stewart is carved from granite, possessing a rare blend of traits, explosiveness and untapped upside. His bull-rush compresses the pocket off the edge, and he's too athletic for guards when reduced inside. He can be very disruptive in both phases" - NFL.com

Did You Know: Stewart was college teammates with Bengals DT McKinnley Jackson at Texas A&M.

College: South Carolina

Height: 6'2"

Weight: 235 lbs

Arm: 32 ⅝"

Hand: 10"

Knight Jr. spent four years at Georgia Tech before becoming First-team All-American Athletic Conference with Charlotte in 2023 with 96 tackles. He then transferred to South Carolina for 2024, leading the Gamecocks with three forced fumbles and tallying 82 tackles.

"Passionate linebacker with great size, good instincts and a feel for how to play the position. Knight is a fluid athlete. He uses his eyes and instincts to diagnose quickly and he maneuvers around bodies like a running back. He's adept at slipping blocks and rarely allows blockers to stick and sustain on the second level." - NFL.com

Did You Know: Knight's cousin, DeAngelo Hall, who was an all-America defensive back at Virginia Tech who went on to be selected with the No. 8 overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft and become a three-time Pro Bowler during a 14-year pro football career with the Atlanta Falcons, Oakland Raiders and Washington Redskins… Knight is also a distant cousin of R&B legends Gladys Knight and Aretha Franklin.

College: Georgia

Height: 6'5"

Weight: 318 lbs

Arms: 33"

Hands: 10"

Fairchild was a 2024 AP All-America Second Team Selection and an AP and Coaches Second Team All-SEC Selection at the University of Georgia. He only allowed one sack on 787 pass-block reps in his last two seasons with the Bulldogs.

"He is powerful, tough and naturally aggressive.... He is an ascending prospect with NFL starting upside, in the Wyatt Teller mold." - Dane Brugler, The Athletic

Did You Know: Fairchild was an undefeated high school wrestling champion, going 67-0 and winning two heavyweight state titles... Current Bengals right tackle Amarius Mims was teammates with Fairchild at Georgia and nicknamed him "Pickle." Fairchild: "I don't know (why). You have to ask him."

College: Clemson

Height - 6'0"

Weight - 231 lbs

Arm - 32 ⅛"

Hand - 9 ¼

Carter was Third-team Associated Press All-American, First-team All-ACC and was a finalist for the Butkus Award (nation's top LB) in 2024 after compiling 82 tackles and seven pass break-ups.

"Barrett Carter, he is the epitome of a Clemson Man, first of all. He's a team captain, he's a graduate. He is a Swiss army knife. He can really do a lot of things as a football player. I think he has multi-position value, is certainly a core special teams guy right out of the gate, and an incredible personality for the locker room. He's a guy that just brightens every room that he walks into. And I have zero doubt that he's going to have a heck of a rookie year." - Clemson HC Dabo Swinney

Did You Know?: Carter was named as the 2024 recipient of the Tim Bourret Award, presented annually to the player who best represents himself, his teammates and Clemson University in the media.... He was active volunteer with Our Friend Christopher, an organization established to honor Christopher Miles, a high school teammate of Carter's who passed away from a stage 4 glioblastoma brain tumor … Swinney described Carter as "one of the best pure football players I've had in 20 years." His 2,482 career snaps were the most by a Clemson linebacker on record.

College: Miami

Height: 6'6"

Weight: 319 lbs

Arms: 34 7/8"

Hands: 10"

Rivers played all five spots on the offensive line for the Hurricanes over his college career. He was Honorable Mention All-ACC in 2024 and was Second-team All-ACC in 2023.

"Rivers is a burly offensive lineman with natrual anchor and above-average length... He's sturdy at the point against bull-rushers and space-eaters... His mass and length increase his likelihood of finding starting reps on the interior." - NFL.com

Did You Know: Rivers's father, mother and stepfather all served in the Navy. He won a high school state championship in the shotput and also competed in basketball and weightlifting. Rivers was teammates with Bengals C Matt Lee and CB D.J. Ivey at Miami.

College: Texas Tech

Height: 5'9"

Weight: 214 lbs

Arms: 30 3/8"

Hands: 9 1/8"

Brooks had back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons with the Red Raiders and tallied 633 touches over that span, forcing 154 missed tackles (third in FBS). He was First-team All-Big 12 Conference in 2023, ranking fourth in the FBS in rushing yards. He was named second-team All-Big 12 after scoring 17 rushing touchdowns. He set a school record with 879 rushing attempts and 4,557 rushing yards for his career.

"Stout runner and workhorse who handled a whopping 633 touches for Texas Tech's offense over the last two seasons. Brooks runs low to the ground with a powerful base and instant cut quickness to shake tacklers or elude them in tight quarters... Brooks' productivity and ability to force missed tackles give him a chance to become an NFL backup." - NFL.com

Did You Know?: Brooks is firmly set in the Big 12 record books: He concluded his career fourth on the Big 12 all-time rushing chart, trailing only former Bengal Cedric Benson of Texas (5,540 yards), Ricky Williams (5,273) and Darren Sproles (4,979). He also was fourth in 100-yard rushing games with 23 and second in rushing attempts, trailing Benson. Brooks was a four-time Academic All-Big 12 first team selection and was a 2024 first team Academic All-America selection and Big 12 Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He once interned for the Texas Tech sports communications department and earned a bachelor's degree in sports management and a certificate in sports communication while in Lubbock.