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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueA- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals won the night they stopped Sampson from sliding. Grade: B.

The board owed the Bengals one, and it paid up: Dylan Sampson, the No. 42 name on the board, sitting there at pick 117 like a gift left on the doorstep.

They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jahdae Barron in the 17th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick49 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders in pick 49 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick81 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Taking Dylan Fairchild in pick No. 81 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick117 Rnd4 Dylan Sampson
Steal is underselling it; Dylan Sampson at the 117th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick152 Rnd5 Mason Taylor
A tight end of that caliber at Round 5, Pick 15 is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick191 Rnd6 Nazir Stackhouse
The board had Nazir Stackhouse higher than the Round 6 slot, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.