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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (CIN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB- TradesB FutureB-
Larceny in pick No. 191 lands the Bengals a B, Mondon Jr. and all.

When a board-topper like Smael Mondon Jr. slides to the 191st pick, you do not overthink it, and the Bengals did not. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same. They left with tight end solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

They bet on numbers rather than a single high pick.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
In the 25th pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
Derrick Harmon at pick No. 49 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Value with a capital V on Xavier Watts in the 58th overall pick, a genuine coup. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jihaad Campbell in pick 81, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jordan James
Jordan James in No. 117 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick126 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor at the Round 4 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick152 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
Steal is underselling it; Barrett Carter at slot 152 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick191 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
The board fumbled Smael Mondon Jr. all the way to Round 6, Pick 16, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.