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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (JAX)
TO PICK
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Bengals won the night they stopped Melton from sliding. Grade: D.

The Bengals lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. Hard to defend, and the D reflects that.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. Getting Melton where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, tight end very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
No edge and no loss on Taliese Fuaga in pick No. 17; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick18 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In slot 18 they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
The board had Keon Coleman higher than the 49th pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick80 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes in the Round 3 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.
Pick97 Rnd3 Max Melton
Circle this one: Max Melton at the 97th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.