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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (CIN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (LAR)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (LAR)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (LAR)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (LAR)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Bengals: B.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Bengals started one anyway for Grayson Murphy, 134 picks ahead of schedule. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Getting Suamataia where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 20th pick they get a weapon on the perimeter at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
They reached into another round for Byron Murphy II, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick80 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia in pick 80 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick84 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
By-the-book stuff, Malachi Corley at the 84th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick115 Rnd4 Dallin Holker
Dallin Holker in Round 4, Pick 15 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick151 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil slid further than he should have, and No. 151 is lovely value for the cornerback. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at the Round 5 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jawhar Jordan
Jawhar Jordan at Round 5, Pick 37 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick196 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray in pick 196 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick238 Rnd7 Erick All
They paid up for Erick All at the 238th pick when waiting would have done the job. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick254 Rnd7 Grayson Murphy
Value said wait; Grayson Murphy in slot 254 says they were not listening. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.