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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Miyan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Miyan Williams
RB Ohio State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 80th overall pick lands the Bengals a B, Burton and all.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Bengals left interior defensive lineman untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul.

Burton at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The Jones reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry at the 16th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick48 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
Jermaine Burton in pick 80 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick116 Rnd4 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at Round 4, Pick 16 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick153 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
They took Ben Sinnott at par in pick No. 153, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick173 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in No. 173 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick194 Rnd6 Miyan Williams
Miyan Williams at the 194th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick237 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
They let Dwight McGlothern come to them and pounced at slot 237. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick254 Rnd7 Evan Williams
Good price on Evan Williams in pick No. 254, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.