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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Bengals: B-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Bengals spent pick 254 on Jarquez Hunter, a name most had 22 spots down the list. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Spending an early pick on DT-EDGE with quarterback open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

McGlothern at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In slot 18 they get an anchor for the offensive line, and a steal at that.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They paid up for T'Vondre Sweat at Round 2, Pick 17 when waiting would have done the job. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick80 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Maason Smith at DT-EDGE with quarterback open.
Pick115 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
A straight-up fair deal on Kris Abrams-Draine at No. 115, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick151 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
No drama and no debate, Ben Sinnott went about where he belonged in the 151st pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick173 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
They talked themselves into Michael Barrett at pick No. 173, and the board did not agree. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick196 Rnd6 Bru McCoy
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Bru McCoy at the Round 6 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern in slot 238 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick254 Rnd7 Jarquez Hunter
Jarquez Hunter at the 254th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.