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12/6/24

  • Apa DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CIN)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
J.Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
J.Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals kept it disciplined and banked a B.

The Bengals torched the value chart for J.Michael Sturdivant, taking him 44 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

The Smith pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The back end got a real overhaul.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Will Johnson
Will Johnson in No. 10 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at pick No. 41 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick75 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Steal is underselling it; Xavier Watts at slot 75 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick111 Rnd4 Dontay Corleone
Dontay Corleone in Round 4, Pick 10 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick147 Rnd5 Brashard Smith
Brashard Smith in pick 147 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.
Pick187 Rnd6 J.Michael Sturdivant
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for J.Michael Sturdivant. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.