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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Raheim Sanders
RB Arkansas
Steve Linton Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Steve Linton
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami (FL)
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Bengals: B-.

The Bengals looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Akheem Mesidor at No. 238 regardless, 75 picks early.

Landing Simpson that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick 17 they get a blindside protector at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Brandon Dorlus
A straight-up fair deal on Brandon Dorlus at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick81 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Circle this one: Cooper Beebe at pick No. 81 is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jaylin Simpson
They will replay Jaylin Simpson at the 117th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick154 Rnd5 Luke Lachey
A clean, defensible pick in Round 5, Pick 18 with a little surplus value in Luke Lachey. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick173 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
By-the-book stuff, Raheim Sanders at the 173rd pick squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick195 Rnd6 Steve Linton
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Steve Linton at Round 6, Pick 20. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick238 Rnd7 Akheem Mesidor
This one needs a full-page explanation: Akheem Mesidor in pick 238, miles early. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Hayden Hatten. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.