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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
KJ Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
KJ Jefferson
QB Arkansas
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Jo'Quavious Marks Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jo'Quavious Marks
RB Mississippi State
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bengals for Cowing: B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Jacob Cowing, the No. 186 name on the board, stolen at pick 238. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. They are betting Stover proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 JC Latham
In slot 17 they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
No drama and no debate, Chris Braswell went about where he belonged in pick 49. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick81 Rnd3 D.J. James
D.J. James at No. 81 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick117 Rnd4 Cade Stover
They left a pile of value on the table to take Cade Stover this early at Round 4, Pick 17. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick154 Rnd5 KJ Jefferson
They paid sticker price for KJ Jefferson in the 154th overall pick, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick173 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom in the Round 5 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jo'Quavious Marks
A straight-up fair deal on Jo'Quavious Marks at the 195th pick, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jacob Cowing
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Jacob Cowing in pick No. 238, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick254 Rnd7 Bru McCoy
Bru McCoy at the 254th pick is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.