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Draft Selections
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on Taylor: B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Mason Taylor, the No. 102 name on the board, stolen at the Round 5 slot. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with tight end the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Mike Green
In the 17th overall pick they get a double-digit-sack hope. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
They read the board right and Jihaad Campbell was the payoff at No. 49. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick81 Rnd3 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
Pick117 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Savion Williams in slot 117 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick152 Rnd5 Mason Taylor
A tight end of that caliber at pick 152 is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick191 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Ollie Gordon II in the 191st pick, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.