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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Donell Harris Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Donell Harris Jr.
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Zion Logue in the 196th overall pick, a good 72 spots before the room expected him.

That Smith pick is the receipt they will wave around later. A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the Round 1 slot they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tyler Guyton at the 49th overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jaheim Bell
A big swing on Jaheim Bell at slot 80, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick116 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
No edge and no loss on Kris Abrams-Draine in Round 4, Pick 16; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick148 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith at No. 148 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick175 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen slipping to pick No. 175 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick196 Rnd6 Zion Logue
A wild overpay on Zion Logue in the 196th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick235 Rnd7 Donell Harris Jr.
They reached a country mile for Donell Harris Jr. at pick 235, and the board is aghast. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick252 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan at slot 252 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.