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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
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
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bengals and Watts: B.

The board owed the Bengals one, and it paid up: Xavier Watts, the No. 45 name on the board, sitting there at Round 3, Pick 17 like a gift left on the doorstep.

Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In No. 17 they get a disruptive interior force. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
The board fumbled Jalon Walker all the way to slot 49, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick81 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Steal is underselling it; Xavier Watts at pick No. 81 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick118 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at pick 118 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. The roster fit checks out.
Pick154 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
Somehow Emery Jones Jr. was still sitting there in the 154th overall pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick195 Rnd6 Addison West
No drama and no debate, Addison West went about where he belonged in the Round 6 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.