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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (CIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (CIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Picks Traded
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (PIT)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Bengals: B.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Bengals reached some 75 spots for Carson Steele, and value like that does not grow back.

However the rest shakes out, Mitchell at that price is a win they earned. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a double-digit-sack hope. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell at pick No. 49 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick80 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. at No. 80 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick84 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in pick 84 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick116 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster at the Round 4 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick120 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at the 120th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick148 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
They went early on Isaiah Davis in pick 148, and the value did not follow. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick175 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
They robbed the room for Tykee Smith here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick196 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
A wild overpay on Michael Barrett in the 196th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick235 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Value said wait; Matthew Jones in the 235th pick says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick238 Rnd7 Carson Steele
Carson Steele at No. 238 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick252 Rnd7 McCallan Castles
They talked themselves into McCallan Castles at Round 7, Pick 32, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.