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Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Johnson should have been long gone. The Bengals pounced, and earned a B-.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Bengals watched Cornelius Johnson slide 36 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They will need All to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 18th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
Good price on T'Vondre Sweat in No. 49, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick80 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at pick 80 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick97 Rnd3 Cam Hart
Cam Hart at the 97th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick115 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
They paid sticker price for Matt Goncalves in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing in pick No. 149 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick194 Rnd6 Erick All
Erick All in slot 194 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick214 Rnd6 Tanner McLachlan
They did well to land Tanner McLachlan in Round 6, Pick 39, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick224 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
They robbed the room for Cornelius Johnson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick237 Rnd7 Tylan Grable
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tylan Grable in Round 7, Pick 17. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick238 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
Nothing to complain about; Michael Barrett went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.