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Bengals 2024

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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bengals a B-.

Some picks age like wine; Carson Steele at the Round 7 slot will need to, sitting 102 spots clear of his grade.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Trice. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In No. 18 they get a blindside protector at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick49 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell at the 49th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick80 Rnd3 Bralen Trice
Steal is underselling it; Bralen Trice at pick No. 80 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick97 Rnd3 Cam Hart
A straight-up fair deal on Cam Hart at pick 97, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick115 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
No edge and no loss on Tyler Davis in Round 4, Pick 15; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick149 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Good price on Mason McCormick in the 149th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley at Round 6, Pick 19 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick214 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Michael Barrett. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick224 Rnd7 Carson Steele
A big swing on Carson Steele at the 224th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick237 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Hayden Hatten well ahead of where he belonged. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick238 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.