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  • LilAndres DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Decamerion Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Decamerion Richardson
CB Mississippi State
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (CIN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Draft Picks Received
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (WSH)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tyler Boyd
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC- FutureC+
The Bengals landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Nathaniel Watson, 29 picks early at No. 178. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Landing Sweat that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
Jer'Zhan Newton at the 18th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kiran Amegadjie
A reach on Kiran Amegadjie in pick No. 49; the board had better options right there. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick80 Rnd3 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat slid further than he should have, and the Round 3 slot is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick97 Rnd3 Ben Sinnott
No drama and no debate, Ben Sinnott went about where he belonged in slot 97. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick98 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine in No. 98 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick115 Rnd4 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at pick 115 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick119 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at Round 4, Pick 19 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick149 Rnd5 Decamerion Richardson
They reached into another round for Decamerion Richardson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick178 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson at pick 178 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick214 Rnd6 Trey Taylor
Trey Taylor at No. 214 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick224 Rnd7 Dillon Johnson
Dillon Johnson in slot 224 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jordan Whittington
Good price on Jordan Whittington in the Round 7 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.