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Draft Selections
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on Newton: B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Josh Newton at the 148th pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The Trotter Jr. reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
In slot 18 they get the heartbeat of the defense, though the board says they badly overpaid. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Brenden Rice
A wild overpay on Brenden Rice in No. 49, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick80 Rnd3 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton in the 80th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick116 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
Taking Tyler Davis in the 116th pick is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Josh Newton
They will replay Josh Newton at pick No. 148 for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick175 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
Value said wait; Jared Wiley in Round 6, Pick 21 says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick235 Rnd7 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs at pick 235 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick252 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
Sheridan Jones slipping to pick 252 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.