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Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall
B
ValueB+
NeedB-
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Bengals won the night they stopped Knight Jr. from sliding. Grade: B. The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Demetrius Knight Jr., Round 4, Pick 35, roughly 75 picks past where he belonged. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.
Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.
Pick Analysis
Pick17
Rnd1
Nick Emmanwori
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a ballhawk on the back end. More want than need.
Pick50
Rnd2
Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in No. 50 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick81
Rnd3
Deone Walker
A slide stopped in pick No. 81, with Deone Walker worth more than the price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick117
Rnd4
Savion Williams
A tidy little value on Savion Williams in the 117th pick, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick136
Rnd4
Demetrius Knight Jr.
They barely believed it either: Demetrius Knight Jr. still on the board at the Round 4 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick152
Rnd5
Hayden Conner
No edge and no loss on Hayden Conner in the 152nd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.








