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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Aubrey Burks Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Aubrey Burks
S West Virginia
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Bengals spent slot 115 on Dylan Laube, a name the board had a full 29 spots lower.

They banked enough surplus on Washington to cover a lot of smaller sins. The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at the 49th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick80 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
A slide stopped in slot 80, with Byron Murphy II worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick115 Rnd4 Dylan Laube
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Dylan Laube well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
Pick151 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
No edge and no loss on Ben Sinnott in pick 151; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick173 Rnd5 Malik Washington
A quiet steal in the Round 5 slot: Malik Washington for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick196 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern at the Round 6 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick238 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
They did well to land Miles Frazier in Round 7, Pick 18, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick254 Rnd7 Aubrey Burks
Aubrey Burks at pick 254 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.