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Draft Selections
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Austin Barber Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Austin Barber
OT Florida
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Emmanuel Karnley Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (CIN)
Emmanuel Karnley
CB Virginia
Tao Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tao Johnson
S Utah
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D+
ValueF NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Back to the drawing board for the Bengals: D+.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Emmanuel Karnley in No. 199, a good 299 spots before the room expected him.

The Singleton pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Patrick Payton
In the 10th overall pick they get a problem off the edge, a steep price for the projection.
Pick41 Rnd2 Austin Barber
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Austin Barber well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick72 Rnd3 Dontay Corleone
They barely believed it either: Dontay Corleone still on the board at the 72nd pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick110 Rnd4 Deion Burks
Deion Burks at Round 4, Pick 10 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick189 Rnd6 Nicholas Singleton
A running back of that caliber at slot 189 is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick199 Rnd6 Emmanuel Karnley
Emmanuel Karnley at the Round 6 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick226 Rnd7 Tao Johnson
Tao Johnson at Round 7, Pick 10 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.