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  • Papagaff DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Bengals: B-.

For all the boxes ticked, the Bengals skipped the loudest one: cornerback is exactly as bare as it was. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Gillotte has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. On value alone, Gadsden II makes the weekend a net positive. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 17th pick they get a disruptive interior force. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Ashton Gillotte
A premium they did not need to pay, Ashton Gillotte a notch or two before his time. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick81 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in Round 3, Pick 17 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick118 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Smael Mondon Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick154 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
A quiet steal in slot 154: Oronde Gadsden II for less than the market said. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick195 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
The board had JJ Pegues higher than pick No. 195, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.