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Dec 21

Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CIN)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Eric Singleton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CIN)
Eric Singleton Jr.
WR Auburn
Darian Mensah Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Darian Mensah
QB Duke
Mark Fletcher Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CIN)
Mark Fletcher Jr.
RB Miami
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CIN)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals robbed the room for Singleton Jr.. Final grade: B-.

Somebody in the 109th overall pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bengals sat still while Eric Singleton Jr., the No. 80 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They are betting Foster proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the Round 1 slot they get a downhill hitter at safety, and a steal at that. More want than need.
Pick41 Rnd2 Trevor Goosby
Trevor Goosby in Round 2, Pick 9 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick74 Rnd3 A'Mauri Washington
A'Mauri Washington in pick 74 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick109 Rnd4 Eric Singleton Jr.
Somehow Eric Singleton Jr. was still sitting there in pick No. 109, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick189 Rnd6 Darian Mensah
Circle this one: Darian Mensah at the 189th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick198 Rnd6 Mark Fletcher Jr.
A reach on Mark Fletcher Jr. in the 198th pick; the board had better options right there. The roster fit checks out.
Pick225 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
They liked Bryce Foster enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 225. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.