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Bengals 2024

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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
DeJean should have been long gone. The Bengals pounced, and earned a B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Cooper DeJean slide, and the Bengals were the ones holding the card at No. 116. Highway robbery. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

If Davis pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
Jer'Zhan Newton at the 16th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick48 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
By-the-book stuff, Chris Braswell at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick80 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
They liked Dominick Puni enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 80. The roster fit checks out.
Pick116 Rnd4 Cooper DeJean
Cooper DeJean at Round 4, Pick 16 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick153 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
They took Ben Sinnott at par in No. 153, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick173 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Nice patience on Ainias Smith, who had no business lasting to slot 173. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick194 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
A tidy little value on Michael Barrett in the 194th overall pick, a step better than break-even. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick237 Rnd7 Ricky Pearsall
Circle this one: Ricky Pearsall at pick No. 237 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick254 Rnd7 Isaiah Davis
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Isaiah Davis well ahead of where he belonged. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.