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Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THEBengals
Draft Selections
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Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall
D
ValueB
NeedB+
TradesF
FutureB
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bengals and Arroyo: D. Somebody in No. 246 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bengals sat still while Elijah Arroyo, the No. 74 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.
The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. Egbuka has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.
That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.
Pick Analysis
Pick3
Rnd1
Emeka Egbuka
In slot 3 they get a difference-maker at receiver, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick17
Rnd1
Ashton Jeanty
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a featured back at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick23
Rnd1
Kelvin Banks Jr.
In pick 23 they get protection for the quarterback, outstanding value to boot.
Pick34
Rnd2
Jahdae Barron
They robbed the room for Jahdae Barron here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick45
Rnd2
Armand Membou
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Armand Membou in the 45th overall pick, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick81
Rnd3
Tyleik Williams
Tyleik Williams in the 81st pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick87
Rnd3
Azareye'h Thomas
You do not let a cornerback like Azareye'h Thomas reach No. 87 and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick119
Rnd4
Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. at pick No. 119 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick153
Rnd5
Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston at pick No. 153 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick159
Rnd5
Quinshon Judkins
Somehow Quinshon Judkins was still sitting there in the Round 5 slot, and they pounced on premier running back value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick169
Rnd5
Dylan Fairchild
They will replay Dylan Fairchild at pick 169 for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick170
Rnd5
Walter Nolen
Circle this one: Walter Nolen at the 170th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick193
Rnd6
Josaiah Stewart
Josaiah Stewart at Round 6, Pick 17 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick219
Rnd7
Kyle Kennard
The board fumbled Kyle Kennard all the way to the 219th pick, and they scooped it up. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick246
Rnd7
Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo in No. 246 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.



























