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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CIN)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CIN)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CIN)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jalon Walker
LB-EDGE Georgia
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals won the night they stopped Walker from sliding. Grade: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Jalon Walker at slot 112 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. The Walker pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at tight end, linebacker and other spots.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In pick No. 8 they get a weapon on the perimeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
A straight-up fair deal on JT Tuimoloau at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick76 Rnd3 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders at pick 76 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jalon Walker
A surprising call. With tight end, linebacker and other spots still to address, they spent the 112th overall pick on Jalon Walker, an edge rusher they were not short of.
Pick148 Rnd5 Dontay Corleone
They robbed the room for Dontay Corleone here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick184 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson at slot 184 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
A cornerback of that caliber at the 222nd pick is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.