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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (CIN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Bengals won the night they stopped Mondon Jr. from sliding. Grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Bengals were there to profit. Smael Mondon Jr., the No. 99 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick 191.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with tight end chief among the fixes. Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In the 25th pick they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in No. 49 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at the Round 2 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick81 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at Round 3, Pick 17 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick117 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
They robbed the room for Tez Johnson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick126 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
You do not let a tight end like Mason Taylor reach the 126th overall pick and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick152 Rnd5 Devin Neal
Somehow Devin Neal was still sitting there in pick No. 152, and they pounced on premier running back value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick191 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at slot 191 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.