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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Bengals took Dwight McGlothern a full 65 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Guyton.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the 18th pick they get a wrecking ball inside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton at the 49th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick80 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
They did well to land Malachi Corley in the Round 3 slot, just ahead of his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick116 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
They reached a country mile for Ben Sinnott at Round 4, Pick 16, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright in pick No. 148 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at slot 175 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at pick No. 196 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick235 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
A wild overpay on Dwight McGlothern in No. 235, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick252 Rnd7 Carson Steele
A big swing on Carson Steele at pick 252, well ahead of any board in the building. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.