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Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CIN)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (CIN)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals let Mims fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Amarius Mims slide, and the Bengals were the ones holding the card at slot 49. Highway robbery. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up. Every board in the league had Ulofoshio lower, and that gap is the story. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In pick 18 they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims at the 49th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick80 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Khyree Jackson. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick114 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
Beaux Limmer at the Round 4 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick148 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
A linebacker of that caliber at slot 148 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley in No. 193 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick208 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
A straight-up fair deal on Josh Proctor at Round 6, Pick 33, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick214 Rnd6 Garret Greenfield
No edge and no loss on Garret Greenfield in the 214th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick237 Rnd7 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Edefuan Ulofoshio at No. 237 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.