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Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CIN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (CIN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (KC)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (KC)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (KC)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (KC)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC+ FutureB
More right than wrong for the Bengals, and a B- to prove it.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Hayden Hatten in pick 238, a good 63 spots before the room expected him. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. With interior defensive lineman, linebacker and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on DT-EDGE is the choice that costs them.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Oladapo.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In the 29th pick they get a home-run threat at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins in the 49th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at slot 80 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick92 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A want over a need in the Round 3 slot: Maason Smith adds a DT-EDGE while interior defensive lineman, linebacker and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick115 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster at pick No. 115 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick129 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
A premium they did not need to pay, Ben Sinnott a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright at Round 5, Pick 15 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick173 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Value with a capital V on Kitan Oladapo in No. 173, a genuine coup. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
A straight-up fair deal on Jaylen Harrell at pick No. 196, value and slot in agreement. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick207 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Value said wait; Dwight McGlothern in pick 207 says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick238 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
A real head-scratcher, Hayden Hatten in the 238th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick254 Rnd7 Carson Steele
Carson Steele at the 254th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.