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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (CIN)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Jalen Sundell Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jalen Sundell
OT North Dakota State
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (LAR)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (LAR)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (LAR)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Players Gained
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Rob Havenstein
OT
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueC NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Bengals a B.

The Carson Steele pick is the one that will follow the Bengals into the fall. They took him 102 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Jones. The phones were where this weekend was really won. The Jenkins pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with linebacker and quarterback still on the board.

Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a double-digit-sack hope. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Kris Jenkins at edge rusher with linebacker and quarterback open.
Pick80 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at No. 80 is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick84 Rnd3 Cam Hart
They liked Cam Hart enough to skip the value, taking him in the 84th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick97 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at pick No. 97 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick99 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A reach for Maason Smith in the Round 3 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick115 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
They jumped the gun on Johnny Wilson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick149 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Malik Mustapha. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick155 Rnd5 Tip Reiman
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tip Reiman this early at pick No. 155. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick194 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
You do not let a cornerback like Dwight McGlothern reach the 194th overall pick and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jarrian Jones
Somehow Jarrian Jones was still sitting there in Round 6, Pick 20, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jalen Sundell
They reached a country mile for Jalen Sundell at the 214th pick, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick224 Rnd7 Carson Steele
Carson Steele at pick 224 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick237 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
They reached into another round for Hayden Hatten, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick238 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones in Round 7, Pick 18 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.