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01/31/24-1

  • WrongVerb DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bengals a B.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Bengals did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to quarterback, which was the need that mattered most.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Franklin. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In slot 18 they get a wrecking ball inside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
They let Tyler Guyton come to them and pounced at pick 49. It fills a real need, too.
Pick80 Rnd3 Junior Colson
Junior Colson at Round 3, Pick 16 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick115 Rnd4 Beau Brade
Beau Brade at the 115th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Nothing to complain about; Jaylin Simpson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick173 Rnd5 Trey Knox
Trey Knox at the 173rd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
No drama and no debate, Jared Wiley went about where he belonged in the Round 6 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick238 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 238, where Zakhari Franklin graded well above the range. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick254 Rnd7 Zion Logue
Value with a capital V on Zion Logue in pick No. 254, a genuine coup. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.