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  • pumajsb DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (CIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Keaton Bills Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Keaton Bills
OG Utah
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Draft Picks Received
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (LAR)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Draft Picks Traded
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (LAR)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
Larceny in the Round 6 slot lands the Bengals a B, Jackson and all.

Thirty-one other rooms let Jha'Quan Jackson slide, and the Bengals were the ones holding the card at slot 212. Highway robbery. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Every board in the league had Holker lower, and that gap is the story.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front. A real need, handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 Jermaine Burton
They took Jermaine Burton at par in No. 52, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Good price on Cooper Beebe in the 80th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick100 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
No drama and no debate, Leonard Taylor III went about where he belonged in the 100th pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick116 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson in pick No. 116 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick148 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
A reach for Dallin Holker in Round 5, Pick 12; a little patience would have been rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
Jalyx Hunt at slot 175 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster logic is harder to follow.
Pick196 Rnd6 Daijun Edwards
They went early on Daijun Edwards in pick 196, and the value did not follow. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
Taking Jha'Quan Jackson in No. 212 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick235 Rnd7 Keaton Bills
By-the-book stuff, Keaton Bills at slot 235 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick252 Rnd7 Ethan Driskell
A tidy little value on Ethan Driskell in the Round 7 slot, a step better than break-even. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.