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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (CIN)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (SEA)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (SEA)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (SEA)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
Larceny in the 193rd overall pick lands the Bengals a D, Oladapo and all.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Bengals did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. The process wobbled, and the D is where it lands.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On value alone, Oladapo makes the weekend a net positive.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a true top target, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders at pick No. 33 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick49 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at the 49th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jonathon Brooks
Jonathon Brooks at pick 65 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
Pick80 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
A quiet steal in the Round 3 slot: Blake Fisher for less than the market said. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick117 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Zak Zinter at slot 117 is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick148 Rnd5 Josh Newton
Josh Newton in the Round 5 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick191 Rnd6 Steele Chambers
A straight-up fair deal on Steele Chambers at the 191st overall pick, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick193 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at No. 193 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick208 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Josh Proctor. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick214 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson in pick 214 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.