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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CIN)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (CIN)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CIN)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in slot 56: the Bengals steal Mims and grade out a B.

The Bengals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Amarius Mims, the No. 23 name on the board, in the 56th pick. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

Reaching for Watson left real value on the table behind him. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a home-run threat at receiver, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Taking Amarius Mims in slot 56 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick88 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at pick 88 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The roster fit checks out.
Pick124 Rnd4 Gabriel Murphy
Gabriel Murphy at pick No. 124 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick161 Rnd5 Zy Alexander
No edge and no loss on Zy Alexander in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick173 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
A tidy little value on Malachi Moore in the 173rd pick, a step better than break-even. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick202 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
They paid sticker price for Oronde Gadsden II in No. 202, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tim Smith
A wild overpay on Tim Smith in the 245th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick254 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
A big swing on Nathaniel Watson at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.