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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (CIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Jalen Sundell Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jalen Sundell
OT North Dakota State
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (LAR)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Avonte Maddox
CB
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Bengals a B.

The Bengals did not so much draft Carson Steele as overpay for him, 89 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They liked Kingsley Suamataia enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 2, Pick 17. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick80 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in the 80th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick83 Rnd3 Cam Hart
The board had cheaper options than Cam Hart at No. 83, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick97 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
A conviction pick on Braelon Allen at pick 97 that the board grades a round light. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick115 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
No drama and no debate, Tyler Davis went about where he belonged in slot 115. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick149 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at No. 149 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
They paid up for Jared Wiley at pick 194 when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick214 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
A real head-scratcher, Michael Barrett in pick No. 214 is miles ahead of his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jalen Sundell
Jalen Sundell at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick237 Rnd7 Carson Steele
A wild overpay on Carson Steele in the 237th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
They talked themselves into Hayden Hatten at the 238th pick, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.