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  • Emeritus DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CIN)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CIN)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CIN)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Monroe Mills Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (CIN)
Monroe Mills
OT Louisville
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CIN)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Dante Dowdell Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dante Dowdell
RB Kentucky
Korey Foreman Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Korey Foreman
DL-EDGE Fresno State
Shamar Porter Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Shamar Porter
WR UConn
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Bengals: B.

The Korey Foreman pick is the one that will follow the Bengals into the fall. They took him 57 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

That Porter pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. in the Round 1 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick57 Rnd2 Joe Royer
Nothing to complain about; Joe Royer went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick89 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
No edge and no loss on Domonique Orange in slot 89; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick125 Rnd4 Monroe Mills
A reach on Monroe Mills in the 125th overall pick; the board had better options right there. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick164 Rnd5 Xavier Scott
They took Xavier Scott at par in No. 164, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick203 Rnd6 Dante Dowdell
Dante Dowdell at the 203rd pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick238 Rnd7 Korey Foreman
Korey Foreman in Round 7, Pick 22 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick252 Rnd7 Shamar Porter
Shamar Porter at the 252nd overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.