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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CIN)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIN)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Draft Picks Traded
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (MIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals let Brooks fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Tahj Brooks, pick No. 191, roughly 79 picks past where he belonged.

Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with tight end the one that mattered most.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In No. 17 they get an every-down engine for the run game, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Harold Fannin Jr.
Harold Fannin Jr. slipping to Round 2, Pick 17 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick81 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott in slot 81 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick138 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Steal is underselling it; Jake Majors at the 138th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick152 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
You do not let a linebacker like Smael Mondon Jr. reach pick No. 152 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick159 Rnd5 Connor Colby
They jumped the gun on Connor Colby, taking him earlier than his grade liked. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick191 Rnd6 Tahj Brooks
The board fumbled Tahj Brooks all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.