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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Calen Bullock
S USC
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (LAR)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (LAR)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Draft Picks Traded
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (LAR)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals robbed the room for Bullock. Final grade: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Bengals watched Calen Bullock slide 34 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get protection for the quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick51 Rnd2 Jermaine Burton
Jermaine Burton in No. 51 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick80 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
Steal is underselling it; Calen Bullock at the 80th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick116 Rnd4 DJ James
DJ James in slot 116 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick148 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Theo Johnson. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick153 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden is a better player than pick 153 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick175 Rnd5 Cody Schrader
Cody Schrader at pick No. 175 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick196 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten in the 196th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick235 Rnd7 Darius Muasau
They did well to land Darius Muasau in pick No. 235, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick252 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
Steele Chambers at No. 252 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It patches a soft spot without any drama.