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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals won the night they stopped Ransom from sliding. Grade: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Lathan Ransom tumbling to the Bengals in pick 191 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick 17 they get a lead back with juice at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant in No. 49 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick81 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson in Round 3, Pick 17 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick117 Rnd4 Demetrius Knight Jr.
They will replay Demetrius Knight Jr. at the 117th pick for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick152 Rnd5 Sebastian Castro
Steal is underselling it; Sebastian Castro at slot 152 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick191 Rnd6 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at pick No. 191 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.