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  • WrongVerb DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (CIN)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
Draft Picks Received
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (SEA)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (SEA)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (SEA)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SEA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (SEA)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Bengals robbed the room for Williams. Final grade: D.

Somebody took the Bengals to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. Put together, it is a D.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. However the rest shakes out, Williams at that price is a win they earned. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

They bet on numbers rather than a single high pick.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 18th overall pick they get protection for the quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In No. 27 they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
A tidy bit of business in the 49th pick, where T.J. Tampa graded well above the range. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick81 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in slot 81 lands just on the right side of the ledger. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick115 Rnd4 Dillon Johnson
Dillon Johnson in pick No. 115 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick151 Rnd5 McCallan Castles
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on McCallan Castles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick154 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
They paid sticker price for Ty'Ron Hopper in pick 154, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick173 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
Steal is underselling it; Theo Johnson at the 173rd pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick196 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade at No. 196 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Isaiah Williams
The board fumbled Isaiah Williams all the way to slot 236, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick238 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
A clean, defensible pick in Round 7, Pick 18 with a little surplus value in Steele Chambers. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick254 Rnd7 Donovan Jennings
Good price on Donovan Jennings in pick No. 254, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A need, and now a little less of one.