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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The tape said wait; the Bengals did not. Hayden Hatten went at the Round 7 slot, a good 59 picks before the board was ready. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Spending an early pick on DT-EDGE with quarterback open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 18th pick they get an anchor for the offensive line. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They jumped the gun on T'Vondre Sweat, taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick80 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A surprising call. With quarterback still to address, they spent pick 80 on Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in No. 115 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
They took Jaylen Wright at par in slot 151, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick173 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at the 173rd overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick196 Rnd6 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones at slot 196 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
They left a pile of value on the table to take Dwight McGlothern this early at the 238th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten at No. 254 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.