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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Bengals: B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Hayden Hatten, 59 picks early at No. 254. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
By-the-book stuff, Kool-Aid McKinstry at the Round 1 slot squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie at pick 49 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick80 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at the 80th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at Round 4, Pick 15 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
A straight-up fair deal on Jaylen Wright at the 151st pick, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick173 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
They paid up for Michael Barrett at No. 173 when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in pick No. 196 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
They talked themselves into Dwight McGlothern at the Round 7 slot, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten in the 254th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.