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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
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the Round 6 slot lands the Bengals a B, Mondon Jr. and all.

Thirty-one other rooms let Smael Mondon Jr. slide, and the Bengals were the ones holding the card at Round 6, Pick 16. Highway robbery. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Tight end was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In slot 17 they get a weapon on the perimeter, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Circle this one: Jalon Walker at the 49th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick81 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
The board fumbled Xavier Watts all the way to the 81st pick, and they scooped it up. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick117 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
Nice patience on Mason Taylor, who had no business lasting to Round 4, Pick 16. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jordan James
Taking Jordan James in No. 152 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick191 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
You do not let a linebacker like Smael Mondon Jr. reach pick No. 191 and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.