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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (CIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (HOU)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Myles Bryant
CB
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on Mondon Jr.: B+.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Bengals watched Smael Mondon Jr. slide 92 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Every board in the league had Cornelius lower, and that gap is the story. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The Myles Bryant pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
They did well to land Jack Sawyer in pick 25, just ahead of his grade. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick49 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
They robbed the room for T.J. Sanders here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Somehow Jalon Walker was still sitting there in No. 58, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick81 Rnd3 Ajani Cornelius
This one needs a full-page explanation: Ajani Cornelius in Round 3, Pick 17, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jake Majors
They will replay Jake Majors at slot 117 for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick126 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in the 126th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick152 Rnd5 Mason Taylor
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Mason Taylor in pick No. 152, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick191 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at the 191st overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.