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Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CIN)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (CIN)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CIN)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals let Carmona fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

Somebody in pick 112 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bengals sat still while Fernando Carmona, the No. 67 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
In slot 8 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value.
Pick39 Rnd2 Deone Walker
Deone Walker at Round 2, Pick 7 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at the 76th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick112 Rnd4 Fernando Carmona
They will replay Fernando Carmona at the Round 4 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick148 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
They robbed the room for Raheim Sanders here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick184 Rnd6 Hunter Wohler
Nothing to complain about; Hunter Wohler went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick222 Rnd7 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas at No. 222 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.