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Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Alexander should have been long gone. The Bengals pounced, and earned a B-.

The Bengals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Zy Alexander, the No. 72 name on the board, in slot 118. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In slot 17 they get a premier pass rusher. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
A clean, defensible pick in Round 2, Pick 17 with a little surplus value in Xavier Watts. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick81 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tate Ratledge at No. 81 is the proof. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick118 Rnd4 Zy Alexander
The board fumbled Zy Alexander all the way to pick 118, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jordan James
Taking Jordan James in the 154th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick195 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
They will replay Ajani Cornelius at the 195th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.