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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Keilan Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Keilan Robinson
RB Texas
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. Keilan Robinson at the 254th overall pick is 107 spots clear of where he belonged.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They banked enough surplus on James to cover a lot of smaller sins.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In Round 1, Pick 16 they get juice off the edge. Need was not the driver here.
Pick48 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders in pick 48 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick80 Rnd3 D.J. James
They let D.J. James come to them and pounced at No. 80. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick116 Rnd4 Javon Foster
A reach for Javon Foster in slot 116; a little patience would have been rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick153 Rnd5 Malik Washington
They paid sticker price for Malik Washington in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick173 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
They took Justin Eboigbe at par in pick No. 173, which is nothing to complain about. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick194 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
By-the-book stuff, Michael Barrett at the 194th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick237 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones in the 237th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It fills a real need, too.
Pick254 Rnd7 Keilan Robinson
They reached a country mile for Keilan Robinson at No. 254, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.