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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CIN)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bengals for Neal: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Bengals watched Devin Neal slide 69 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The Roberts reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron at pick No. 17 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They robbed the room for Jalon Walker here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick81 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Somehow Alfred Collins was still sitting there in slot 81, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jaeden Roberts
Jaeden Roberts at pick 118 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick152 Rnd5 Devin Neal
Circle this one: Devin Neal at No. 152 is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick192 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
The board had cheaper options than DJ Campbell at Round 6, Pick 17, and it noticed. It fills a real need, too.