Late-round gem: Bengals draft Navy DT Landon Robinson at No. 226
The Bengals closed their 2026 draft by selecting Navy defensive tackle Landon Robinson at No. 226, capping a seven-player class. Robinson is a 5’11”, 294-pound interior pass rusher with 14.5 career sacks and 18.5 TFLs, and he brings leadership from a military family plus notable special-teams experience. Cincinnati views him as a potential depth rotational lineman who can rush on obvious passing downs while contributing on special teams; his size and small-school background were concerns, but his athletic profile (RAS) and the franchise’s history of finding late-round DT gems give him a path to the roster. His selection was tied to the Pat Tillman Scholar program, announced by 2022 Tillman Scholar Margo Darragh; his Navy teammate Eli Heidenreich went a few picks later to the Steelers.