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Draft Selections
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall
B
ValueB
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bengals for Ball: B. The Bengals did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Cameron Ball fell into the 226th pick.
A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with tight end the one that mattered most.
Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick Analysis
Pick41
Rnd2
Anthony Hill Jr.
No edge and no loss on Anthony Hill Jr. in pick 41; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick72
Rnd3
Keylan Rutledge
They took Keylan Rutledge at par in the 72nd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick110
Rnd4
Brenen Thompson
Brenen Thompson slid further than he should have, and pick No. 110 is lovely value for the wide receiver. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick189
Rnd6
Tanner Koziol
Tanner Koziol at No. 189 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick199
Rnd6
Aamil Wagner
Circle this one: Aamil Wagner at the 199th pick is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick221
Rnd7
Justin Jefferson
Justin Jefferson slipping to the Round 7 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick226
Rnd7
Cameron Ball
They barely believed it either: Cameron Ball still on the board at slot 226. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.







