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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Corey Kiner Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Corey Kiner
RB Cincinnati
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CIN)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (IND)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (IND)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Players traded away
Head Shot
Germaine Pratt
LB
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB- TradesD- FutureB-
The Bengals robbed the room for Schwesinger. Final grade: C+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Carson Schwesinger had no business being available in slot 151, and the Bengals did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

If Mykel Williams and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In slot 17 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in pick 49 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick81 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
No edge and no loss on Donovan Jackson in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick117 Rnd4 Devin Neal
Somehow Devin Neal was still sitting there in Round 4, Pick 15, and they pounced on premier running back value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick119 Rnd4 Tai Felton
Circle this one: Tai Felton at the 119th pick is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick151 Rnd5 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger in No. 151 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick153 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
They robbed the room for Darius Alexander here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick189 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins in the 189th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick193 Rnd6 Corey Kiner
No drama and no debate, Corey Kiner went about where he belonged in pick No. 193. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick232 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
You do not let a tight end like Luke Lachey reach the Round 7 slot and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.