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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Bengals, and a B- to prove it.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Bengals would have aced it. Hayden Hatten at the 254th overall pick is 47 spots clear of where he belonged.

They banked enough surplus on Sanders to cover a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 18th overall pick they get a matchup problem out wide. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kiran Amegadjie
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kiran Amegadjie. It fills a real need, too.
Pick80 Rnd3 Ja'Tavion Sanders
They robbed the room for Ja'Tavion Sanders here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick115 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
They paid a round early for Justin Eboigbe in the 115th pick, more than the board wanted. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright in the Round 5 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick173 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
A straight-up fair deal on Michael Barrett at Round 5, Pick 37, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Good price on Christian Jones in the Round 6 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
They jumped the gun on Dwight McGlothern, taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
They left a pile of value on the table to take Hayden Hatten this early at the 254th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.