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Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on Thomas Jr.: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Brian Thomas Jr. got past him. The Bengals do not have to explain a thing at the Round 2 slot.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. The Hall pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

They left with tight end solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a wrecking ball inside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Taking Brian Thomas Jr. in slot 49 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Fair-plus on Malachi Corley, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick116 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
A straight-up fair deal on Mohamed Kamara at the Round 4 slot, value and slot in agreement. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick148 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
The board had Cedric Gray higher than No. 148, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick175 Rnd5 McCallan Castles
McCallan Castles in pick 175 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick196 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall at pick No. 196 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.