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Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Davin Vann Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Davin Vann
DE-EDGE NC State
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

The Bengals went off the board in a big way for Davin Vann, 105 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In slot 17 they get juice off the edge. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
They did well to land T.J. Sanders in the 49th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick81 Rnd3 Tai Felton
No drama and no debate, Tai Felton went about where he belonged in the 81st pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell in pick No. 119 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick153 Rnd5 Davin Vann
Davin Vann at pick 153 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick193 Rnd6 Ethan Downs
A real head-scratcher, Ethan Downs in Round 6, Pick 17 is miles ahead of his ranking. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.