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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (BAL)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tre'Davious White
CB
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Bengals a B+.

Whoever sat across the table from the Bengals should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They banked enough surplus on Savaiinaea to cover a lot of smaller sins.

They will need Cross III to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick No. 27 they get a wrecking ball inside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at the Round 2 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
Jonah Savaiinaea at pick 59 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch at the 81st pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jake Majors
A reach for Jake Majors in Round 3, Pick 27; a little patience would have been rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick119 Rnd4 O'Donnell Fortune
By-the-book stuff, O'Donnell Fortune at No. 119 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick153 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
No edge and no loss on Bhayshul Tuten in the 153rd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick193 Rnd6 Howard Cross III
They reached a country mile for Howard Cross III at slot 193, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.