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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Reuben Fatheree II Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Reuben Fatheree II
OT Texas A&M
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Storm Duck Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Storm Duck
CB Penn State
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

Mekhi Wingo in pick No. 81 is a quiet win that props up the whole weekend for the Bengals. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped linebacker, which is a strange place to end up. The Fatheree II reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the 17th pick they get an anchor for the defensive front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan in slot 49 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick81 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
A slide stopped in pick 81, with Mekhi Wingo worth more than the price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick117 Rnd4 Reuben Fatheree II
Reuben Fatheree II at the Round 4 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick154 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
Dallin Holker in Round 5, Pick 18 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick173 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden in No. 173 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick195 Rnd6 Keith Randolph Jr.
A premium they did not need to pay, Keith Randolph Jr. a notch or two before his time. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick238 Rnd7 Storm Duck
Storm Duck at the 238th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
They did well to land Hayden Hatten in pick No. 254, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.