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Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
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(KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
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Players Gained
Mike
Evans
WR
Alvin
Kamara
RB
Cole
Kmet
TE
Boye
Mafe
LB
Darnell
Mooney
WR
Mike
Onwenu
OG
Isiah
Pacheco
RB
Players traded away
Cam
Taylor-Britt
CB
Chase
Brown
RB
Geno
Stone
S
Ja'Marr
Chase
WR
Jordan
Battle
S
Samaje
Perine
RB
Tee
Higgins
WR
Trey
Hendrickson
DE
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall
D+
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
The phones sank the Bengals this weekend: D+. You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Bengals did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. Hard to defend, and the D+ reflects that.
With quarterback and running back unsolved, spending premium capital on edge rusher is the choice that costs them. They will need Fairchild to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
Umanmielen falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.
The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.
Pick Analysis
Pick10
Rnd1
Shemar Stewart
In the 10th overall pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. More want than need.
Pick17
Rnd1
Jahdae Barron
In pick No. 17 they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick19
Rnd1
Colston Loveland
In Round 1, Pick 19 they get a mismatch in the passing game. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49
Rnd2
Princely Umanmielen
Of all the spots to shop, they chose edge rusher. Princely Umanmielen in pick 49 leaves quarterback and running back for later.
Pick53
Rnd2
Tyleik Williams
Value with a capital V on Tyleik Williams in the 53rd pick, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick61
Rnd2
Deone Walker
Deone Walker at the Round 2 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick81
Rnd3
Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in No. 81 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick104
Rnd4
Tory Horton
They paid sticker price for Tory Horton in slot 104, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick107
Rnd4
Jeffrey Bassa
They talked themselves into Jeffrey Bassa at pick No. 107, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick153
Rnd5
Oluwafemi Oladejo
They let Oluwafemi Oladejo come to them and pounced at the Round 5 slot. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick184
Rnd6
Jaylen Reed
A straight-up fair deal on Jaylen Reed at the 184th pick, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick221
Rnd7
Desmond Watson
They liked Desmond Watson enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 221. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.