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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (CIN)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Jo'Quavious Marks Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jo'Quavious Marks
RB Mississippi State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Duce Chestnut Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (CIN)
Duce Chestnut
CB LSU
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals let Chestnut fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Call it larceny. Duce Chestnut sat on the board until slot 245, and the Bengals did not need to be asked twice.

For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. They are betting Marks proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
No edge and no loss on Emeka Egbuka in the 24th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick56 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
A slide stopped in pick No. 56, with Kamari Lassiter worth more than the price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick88 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni in slot 88 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cade Stover
Cade Stover at Round 4, Pick 24 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at No. 161 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jo'Quavious Marks
A conviction pick on Jo'Quavious Marks at the 173rd overall pick that the board grades a round light. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick202 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Michael Barrett in pick 202. The roster fit checks out.
Pick245 Rnd7 Duce Chestnut
Duce Chestnut at the Round 7 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick254 Rnd7 Bru McCoy
They barely believed it either: Bru McCoy still on the board at the 254th overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.