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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (CIN)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CIN)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Picks Received
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (SF)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (SF)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Bengals: B.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Bengals spent No. 252 on Hayden Hatten, a name most had 73 spots down the list. No fireworks, but a solid B.

The Burton steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the Round 1 slot they get a sticky cover corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
The board had Patrick Paul higher than the 63rd overall pick, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. It fills a real need, too.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
Somehow Jermaine Burton was still sitting there in No. 80, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick94 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany slid further than he should have, and pick No. 94 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick116 Rnd4 Malik Washington
A straight-up fair deal on Malik Washington at slot 116, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick132 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
A conviction pick on Ben Sinnott at pick 132 that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright at slot 148 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
A tidy little value on Kitan Oladapo in the Round 5 slot, a step better than break-even. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in Round 6, Pick 21 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick215 Rnd6 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones in the 215th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick235 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern at the 235th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick252 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
A wild overpay on Hayden Hatten in No. 252, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.