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Draft Selections
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CIN)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CIN)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB Virginia Tech
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Makari Paige Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CIN)
Makari Paige
S Michigan
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals let Nelson fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Bengals were there to profit. Jack Nelson, the No. 104 name on the board, should have been long gone before No. 149.

Reaching for Wilson left real value on the table behind him. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Princely Umanmielen
In No. 11 they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. More want than need.
Pick43 Rnd2 Deone Walker
Deone Walker is a better player than the Round 2 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick75 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
The board had Donovan Jackson higher than Round 3, Pick 11, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick112 Rnd4 Mansoor Delane
By-the-book stuff, Mansoor Delane at pick 112 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
Taking Jack Nelson in pick No. 149 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jared Wilson
A reach for Jared Wilson in the 187th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick227 Rnd7 Makari Paige
Makari Paige in the 227th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.