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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (CIN)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Draft Picks Traded
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (HOU)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueA+ NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Bengals won the night they stopped Skattebo from sliding. Grade: B+.

Call it larceny. Cam Skattebo sat on the board until pick 191, and the Bengals did not need to be asked twice.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. The trade work was a quiet net positive. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
They barely believed it either: Ashton Jeanty still on the board at the 25th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick49 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Steal is underselling it; Luther Burden III at Round 2, Pick 17 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
The board fumbled Jalon Walker all the way to the 58th pick, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick81 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at No. 81 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick117 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
The board had Luke Kandra higher than the Round 4 slot, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick126 Rnd4 Darien Porter
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Darien Porter in slot 126, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick152 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in pick No. 152 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick191 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
A running back of that caliber at pick 191 is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.