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Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

Nobody had Carson Steele this high, and it is not close. The Bengals reached 89 spots to get him at the Round 7 slot. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Flournoy steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In pick No. 18 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at slot 49 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cade Stover
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 3 slot with a little surplus value in Cade Stover. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick97 Rnd3 Tyler Davis
Tyler Davis at No. 97 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick115 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
The board had cheaper options than Isaac Guerendo at pick 115, and it noticed. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing at the 149th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick194 Rnd6 Myles Harden
They paid up for Myles Harden at the Round 6 slot when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick214 Rnd6 Ryan Flournoy
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Ryan Flournoy in pick 214. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick224 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor at slot 224 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick237 Rnd7 Carson Steele
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Carson Steele. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick238 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
A big swing on Matthew Jones at No. 238, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.