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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (CIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals robbed the room for Laube. Final grade: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Dylan Laube had no business being available in the 161st overall pick, and the Bengals did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

If Eboigbe pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
A straight-up fair deal on Taliese Fuaga at the 24th pick, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick56 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Nice patience on Keon Coleman, who had no business lasting to No. 56. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick88 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. in slot 88 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick124 Rnd4 Max Melton
Fair-plus on Max Melton, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick161 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
You do not let a running back like Dylan Laube reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick173 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Nothing to complain about; Lathan Ransom went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick202 Rnd6 Dallin Holker
No drama and no debate, Dallin Holker went about where he belonged in the 202nd overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
Jordan Magee in pick 245 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick254 Rnd7 Justin Eboigbe
They left a pile of value on the table to take Justin Eboigbe this early at Round 7, Pick 34. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.