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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Emory Jones Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Emory Jones
QB Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (BUF)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (BUF)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Players Gained
Head Shot
Reggie Gilliam
FB
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesC- FutureA+
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Bengals.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Bengals took Emory Jones at pick 254, roughly 199 spots before his name belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Chambers pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick49 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu slid further than he should have, and pick 49 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick61 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at slot 61 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Michael Hall Jr.. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick115 Rnd4 Junior Colson
Junior Colson in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick151 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
Cedric Johnson at No. 151 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick156 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen at the 156th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick173 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
They did well to land Frank Gore Jr. in Round 5, Pick 37, just ahead of his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick196 Rnd6 Bru McCoy
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Bru McCoy at the 196th pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick238 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
Taking Steele Chambers in No. 238 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick254 Rnd7 Emory Jones
Emory Jones in pick No. 254 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.