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Draft Selections
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CIN)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CIN)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CIN)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CIN)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CIN)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Draft Picks Received
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (GB)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (GB)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (GB)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (GB)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
T.J. Slaton
DT
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
The Bengals turned the phones into found money: B+.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Bengals came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. T.J. Slaton gives the group a proven body among the projects. The Tuimoloau value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Deone Walker
In the Round 1 slot they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and JT Tuimoloau at slot 43 is the proof. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jay Higgins
They took Jay Higgins at par in Round 2, Pick 27, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick75 Rnd3 Clay Webb
They read the board right and Clay Webb was the payoff at pick No. 75. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick90 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Nothing to complain about; Maxwell Hairston went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick112 Rnd4 Armand Membou
Armand Membou at pick 112 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jack Bech
They paid sticker price for Jack Bech in No. 149, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick187 Rnd6 Hunter Wohler
Good price on Hunter Wohler in the 187th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick227 Rnd7 Damien Martinez
Fair-plus on Damien Martinez, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.