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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals let Winston Jr. fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Kevin Winston Jr. got past him. The Bengals do not have to explain a thing at the Round 6 slot.

The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In pick No. 17 they get a weapon on the perimeter at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They will replay Jalon Walker at No. 49 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick81 Rnd3 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at pick 81 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Pick118 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
Taking Mason Taylor in the 118th pick is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick154 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Barrett Carter in the Round 5 slot, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick195 Rnd6 Kevin Winston Jr.
Somehow Kevin Winston Jr. was still sitting there in the 195th overall pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.