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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (CIN)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CIN)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CIN)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (CIN)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (PHI)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (PHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (LAC)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Draft Picks Traded
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (LAC)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (PHI)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Darius Slay
CB
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bengals for Paul Jr.: B+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Chris Paul Jr. had no business being available in Round 6, Pick 4, and the Bengals did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The Conner reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The Darius Slay pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In Round 1, Pick 22 they get a load in the middle. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick63 Rnd2 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at slot 63 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
Value said wait; Jordan Burch in pick 81 says they were not listening. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick86 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
A quiet steal in the 86th pick: Malachi Moore for less than the market said. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jake Majors
Good price on Jake Majors in the Round 3 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick117 Rnd4 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner at pick No. 117 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick152 Rnd5 Daylen Everette
They will replay Daylen Everette at the 152nd overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick179 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
A linebacker of that caliber at No. 179 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick191 Rnd6 Bhayshul Tuten
You do not let a running back like Bhayshul Tuten reach pick No. 191 and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick253 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
They took Luke Lachey at par in the 253rd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.