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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
Conner Weigman Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CIN)
Conner Weigman
QB Houston
Jack Velling Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jack Velling
TE Michigan State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C+
ValueD NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals did enough to get by: C+.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Bengals would have aced it. Caleb Banks at Round 1, Pick 10 is 35 spots clear of where he belonged.

That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In the end, one you will need a couple of seasons to truly judge.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Caleb Banks
In the 10th pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Caleb Tiernan
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Caleb Tiernan. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick72 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds at No. 72 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick110 Rnd4 Deion Burks
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 4 slot with a little surplus value in Deion Burks. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick187 Rnd6 Miller Moss
Miller Moss at Round 6, Pick 8 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick197 Rnd6 Conner Weigman
No edge and no loss on Conner Weigman in slot 197; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jack Velling
Jack Velling in pick 226 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.