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  • MOCKHOF DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Bengals clearly saw something nobody else did in Darius Robinson, taking him 41 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

The Phillips value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In slot 18 they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Taking Troy Franklin in the Round 2 slot is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick80 Rnd3 Darius Robinson
They reached into another round for Darius Robinson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick115 Rnd4 Audric Estime
A quiet steal in No. 115: Audric Estime for less than the market said. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick151 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Cam Hart at Round 5, Pick 15 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick173 Rnd5 Javon Baker
Javon Baker in the 173rd pick is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick196 Rnd6 Andru Phillips
A cornerback of that caliber at slot 196 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick238 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
A real head-scratcher, Tanner McLachlan in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick254 Rnd7 Carson Steele
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Carson Steele. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.