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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Picks Received
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Draft Picks Traded
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (HOU)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

The Bengals bet big and early on Hayden Hatten, 47 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. The Oladapo pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
They took Ja'Tavion Sanders at par in the 49th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cooper Beebe. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick126 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith slid further than he should have, and Round 4, Pick 26 is lovely value for the wide receiver. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at slot 151 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright in pick 163 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick173 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kitan Oladapo in the Round 5 slot. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Nothing to complain about; Christian Jones went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern in No. 238 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
They left a pile of value on the table to take Hayden Hatten this early at slot 254. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.