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  • cther DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CIN)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (CIN)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DET)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (DET)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ATL)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (ATL)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Players Gained
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Danielle Hunter
EDGE
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall A-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Bengals let Henderson fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

The Bengals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: LaDarius Henderson, the No. 163 name on the board, in the 196th overall pick. One of the weekend's best, top to bottom, and a A- to show for it.

The Edwards pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Leonard Taylor III
A reach on Leonard Taylor III in No. 18; the board had better options right there. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick76 Rnd3 Donovan Edwards
Donovan Edwards in pick 76 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick91 Rnd3 D.J. James
Taking D.J. James in the 91st pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni in pick No. 109 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The roster fit checks out.
Pick173 Rnd5 Bryson Nesbit
Bryson Nesbit at slot 173 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick196 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
Circle this one: LaDarius Henderson at the 196th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick238 Rnd7 Evan Williams
They went early on Evan Williams in the Round 7 slot, and the value did not follow. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick254 Rnd7 Cody Simon
They jumped the gun on Cody Simon, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.