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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in pick No. 194 lands the Bengals a B, McCormick and all.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Mason McCormick got past him. The Bengals do not have to explain a thing at the 194th overall pick.

The Davis pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a weapon on the perimeter, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Graham Barton
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 49th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick80 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa at No. 80 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick97 Rnd3 Tyler Davis
Tyler Davis at pick 97 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick115 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
They did well to land Braelon Allen in pick No. 115, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick149 Rnd5 Christian Jones
They let Christian Jones come to them and pounced at the 149th pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick194 Rnd6 Mason McCormick
You do not let an offensive lineman like Mason McCormick reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick214 Rnd6 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha at slot 214 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick237 Rnd7 M.J. Devonshire
Circle this one: M.J. Devonshire at pick 237 is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.