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Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CIN)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
Draft Picks Received
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CHI)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CHI)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals won the night they stopped Neal from sliding. Grade: B.

Somebody in pick No. 191 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bengals sat still while Devin Neal, the No. 80 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

The Slackman reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In pick 17 they get a two-high chess piece. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
A linebacker of that caliber at pick No. 49 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
A quiet steal in No. 81: Jayden Higgins for less than the market said. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick147 Rnd5 Rylie Mills
Rylie Mills at the 147th pick is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick152 Rnd5 Mason Taylor
They robbed the room for Mason Taylor here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick191 Rnd6 Devin Neal
The board fumbled Devin Neal all the way to Round 6, Pick 16, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick193 Rnd6 Joey Slackman
A real head-scratcher, Joey Slackman in slot 193 is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.