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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jo'Quavious Marks Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jo'Quavious Marks
RB Mississippi State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bengals and Cowing: B-.

The Bengals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jacob Cowing, the No. 185 name on the board, in pick 238. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. Gadsden II has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 Javon Foster
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Javon Foster. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson in the 81st overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick117 Rnd4 Adonai Mitchell
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 117th pick is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jo'Quavious Marks
Good price on Jo'Quavious Marks in pick 154, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick173 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at slot 173 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick195 Rnd6 Cam Hart
Cam Hart in No. 195 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing at pick No. 238 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick254 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
They jumped the gun on Xavier Thomas, taking him earlier than his grade liked. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.