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Draft Selections
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
RJ Oben Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
RJ Oben
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Bengals: C+.

The Bengals bet big and early on RJ Oben, 73 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

Getting Dart where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

So much rides on Grey Zabel that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
In the 17th pick they get a building block for the line, even if it was a touch early. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jared Ivey
Jared Ivey at No. 49 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jaxson Dart
Jaxson Dart at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick119 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
They let Smael Mondon Jr. come to them and pounced at pick No. 119. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick153 Rnd5 RJ Oben
RJ Oben in pick 153 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick193 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues in slot 193 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.