Bengals NFL Draft Tracker

DRAFT TRACKER

Round 1 • Pick 17 (17) • EDGE Shemar Stewart

Round 2 • Pick 17 (49) • LB Demetrius Knight Jr.

Round 3 • Pick 17 (81) • G Dylan Fairchild

Round 4 • Pick 17 (119) • LB Barrett Carter

Round 5 • Pick 17 (153) • OT Jalen Rivers

Round 6 • Pick 17 (193) • RB Tahj Brooks

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Pick 17 (17)

EDGE Texas A&M

6-5 267 LBS

Pick 17 (49)

LB South Carolina

6-1 235 LBS

2019 (Georgia Tech): Played in all 12 games as a reserve (18 tackles, 2 TFLs with 1 sack, 2 PBUs, FF).
2020 (Georgia Tech): Played in 8 games as a reserve (18 tackles, TFL, FF).
2021 (Georgia Tech): Played in all 12 games as a reserve and on special teams (6 tackles).
2022 (Georgia Tech): Redshirted. Played in 4 games before deciding to transfer after the dismissal of head coach Geoff Collins (9 tackles).
2023 (Charlotte): First-team All-American Athletic Conference. Led team with 96 tackles, 3 INTs. Started 12 games (5.5 TFLs with 1.5 sacks, 3 INTs with 1 returned for TD, 4 PBUs).
2024: Tied for the team lead with 3 FFs. Played in all 13 games with 10 starts (82 tackles, 8 TFLs with 2 sacks, INT).
Miscellaneous: Married to wife, Jensy, and has 2 children (daughter Kamila, son Malachi). Cousin DeAngelo Hall was an All-American DB at Virginia Tech and played for 14 years in the NFL (3-time Pro Bowler). Distant cousin of R&B singers Gladys Knight and Aretha Franklin.

-- by Chad Reuter

Pick 17 (81)

G Georgia

6-5 318 LBS

Pick 17 (119)

LB Clemson

6-0 231 LBS

High school: 5-star recruit, top 20 overall prospect nationally. Maxwell Football Club National Defensive Player of the Year as a senior.
2021: Played in 13 games with 1 start (16 tackles, TFL).
2022: Honorable Mention All-ACC. Started 13 games (73 tackles, 10.5 TFLs with 5.5 sacks, 2 INTs, 8 PBUs, 2 FFs).
2023: Second-team All-ACC. Played in 12 games with 11 starts (62 tackles, 9.5 TFLs with 3.5 sacks, INT, 5 PBUs).
2024: Third-team Associated Press All-American. First-team All-ACC. Finalist for the Butkus Award (nation's top LB). Started all 14 games (82 tackles, 10.5 TFLs with 3.5 sacks, 7 PBUs).
Miscellaneous: Visits schools to read books and answer questions from kids. Volunteers with "Our Friend Christopher,” an outreach program for at-risk teens named after his friend and teammate, Christopher Miles, who died from a brain tumor in 2020.

-- by Chad Reuter

Pick 17 (153)

OT Miami

6-5 319 LBS

2020: Played in 7 games as a reserve OT.
2021: Redshirted. Started the first 3 games at LG. Missed the end of the season with a leg injury.
2022: Played in 9 games with 7 starts at LG. Missed the end of the season with a right leg injury.
2023: Second-team All-ACC. Started all 13 games at LT.
2024: Honorable Mention All-ACC. Started 8 games at LT. Missed 5 midseason games due to injury.
Miscellaneous: Father, Keith Rivers, mother, Donna Daniels, and stepfather, James Daniels, all served in the Navy.

-- by Chad Reuter

Pick 17 (193)

RB Texas Tech

5-9 214 LBS

2020: Played in all 10 games as a reserve (69-255-3.7, 4 TDs rushing; 13-61-4.7 receiving).
2021: Led team with 568 rushing yards (87 carries, 6.5 per, 7 TDs). Played in 9 games with 4 starts (6-52-8.7 receiving). Missed 4 games due to injury.
2022: Led team with 691 rushing yards (147 carries, 4.7 per), tied for the team lead with 7 rushing TDs. Played in all 13 games with 6 starts (26-164-6.3, TD receiving).
2023: First-team All-Big 12 Conference. Ranked fourth in the FBS with 1,538 rushing yards (290 carries, 5.3 per). Led team with 10 rushing TDs. Started all 13 games (29-72-2.4 receiving).
2024: Big 12 Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Second-team All-Big 12. Led team with 17 rushing TDs. Set school record with 879 career rushing attempts, 4,557 career rushing yards. Ranked eighth in the FBS with 1,505 rushing yards (286 carries, 5.3 per), 10th with 1,704 all-purpose yards (28-199-7.1, TD receiving). Started 11 games. Did not play in the team's Liberty Bowl loss to Arkansas.

-- by Chad Reuter