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Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall
B
ValueA-
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Bengals: B. Some picks age like wine; R.J. Oben at pick 233 will need to, sitting 117 spots clear of his grade. The bottom line is a respectable B.
That James pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.
Pick Analysis
Pick17
Rnd1
Will Campbell
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value.
Pick49
Rnd2
Tyler Warren
A tight end of that caliber at pick No. 49 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick81
Rnd3
Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at pick 81 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick117
Rnd4
Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke in the 117th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick152
Rnd5
Barrett Carter
They robbed the room for Barrett Carter here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick193
Rnd6
Jordan James
Jordan James at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick233
Rnd7
R.J. Oben
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for R.J. Oben. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.








