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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Ricky White Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ricky White
WR UNLV
Andrew Coker Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Andrew Coker
OL TCU
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

The Bengals' one glaring miss is tight end, a need they left exactly as they found it.

Every board in the league had Chambers lower, and that gap is the story. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptive interior force at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan at No. 49 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick81 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
A straight-up fair deal on Christian Mahogany at the 81st overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick117 Rnd4 Audric Estime
Audric Estime in Round 4, Pick 17 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick154 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mike Sainristil. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick173 Rnd5 Ricky White
They liked Ricky White enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 173. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick195 Rnd6 Andrew Coker
Fair-plus on Andrew Coker, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick238 Rnd7 Omar Speights
They did well to land Omar Speights in the 238th pick, just ahead of his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick254 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
Steele Chambers in slot 254 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.