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  • cowboy2112 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bengals and Wilson: B.

The board owed the Bengals one, and it paid up: Jared Wilson, the No. 108 name on the board, sitting there at the 152nd pick like a gift left on the doorstep. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 17th overall pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Good price on Xavier Watts in Round 2, Pick 17, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick81 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Nothing to complain about; Darien Porter went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick117 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
Taking Dylan Fairchild in the 117th pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick 152 is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick191 Rnd6 Bhayshul Tuten
They will replay Bhayshul Tuten at pick No. 191 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.