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Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C+
ValueD NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals land in the muddy middle: C+.

Nobody else had Ben Sinnott anywhere near the 49th pick. The Bengals did, by 81 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

The Harden steal is the beam this whole class leans on. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker.

Hit on T'Vondre Sweat and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
A wild overpay on T'Vondre Sweat in the 18th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick49 Rnd2 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at pick 49 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
They paid a round early for Dominick Puni in pick No. 80, more than the board wanted. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick97 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
A slide stopped in No. 97, with Khyree Jackson worth more than the price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick115 Rnd4 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick in Round 4, Pick 15 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick149 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
They let Ainias Smith come to them and pounced at the Round 5 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick194 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
This one needs a full-page explanation: Javontae Jean-Baptiste in No. 194, miles early. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick214 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
They liked Frank Gore Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 6 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick237 Rnd7 Myles Harden
Somehow Myles Harden was still sitting there in the 237th pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.