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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Abdul Carter
DE Penn State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

The Bengals spent real capital to be 74 picks early on Terrance Ferguson, and the board is going to hold them to it.

Getting Bassa where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

It is not that Winston Jr. is a bad player; it is that the Bengals had louder needs to answer first.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In No. 10 they get a problem off the edge. More want than need.
Pick42 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
They will replay Malaki Starks at the 42nd pick for years; that is how good the value is. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jack Bech
Jack Bech in Round 3, Pick 10 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick111 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. Kevin Winston Jr. in slot 111 leaves cornerback, interior defensive lineman and other spots for later.
Pick148 Rnd5 Terrance Ferguson
A real head-scratcher, Terrance Ferguson in the 148th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa in pick 186 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.