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31.03.24

  • Hogs40 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Bengals: B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Bengals would have aced it. Evan Anderson at pick 237 is 45 spots clear of where he belonged.

That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In the 18th pick they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
No edge and no loss on Cooper Beebe in the 49th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick80 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Michael Hall Jr. at Round 3, Pick 16 squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick97 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
No drama and no debate, Brenden Rice went about where he belonged in slot 97. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick115 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at pick No. 115 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick149 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Roger Rosengarten at the Round 5 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick194 Rnd6 Erick All
A reach for Erick All in Round 6, Pick 19; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick214 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
A straight-up fair deal on Javontae Jean-Baptiste at pick No. 214, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick224 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
They talked themselves into Kimani Vidal at the Round 7 slot, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick237 Rnd7 Evan Anderson
They reached a country mile for Evan Anderson at the 237th pick, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick238 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Somehow Garret Greenfield was still sitting there in slot 238, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.