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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in Round 4, Pick 17: the Bengals steal Grant and grade out a B.

For all the boxes ticked, the Bengals skipped the loudest one: cornerback is exactly as bare as it was.

The Grant steal is the beam this whole class leans on. Interior defensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In slot 17 they get a wrecking ball inside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Good price on Xavier Watts in the 49th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jayden Higgins at the Round 3 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick118 Rnd4 Charles Grant
Charles Grant at No. 118 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick154 Rnd5 Vernon Broughton
Vernon Broughton in the 154th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
No drama and no debate, Jack Kiser went about where he belonged in pick No. 195. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.