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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Bengals: B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Bengals took Matthew Jones at the Round 7 slot, roughly 51 spots before his name belonged.

Jackson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line. A real need, handled.
Pick48 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
They took Chris Braswell at par in the 48th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
They read the board right and Jermaine Burton was the payoff at slot 80. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick116 Rnd4 Luke Lachey
They barely believed it either: Luke Lachey still on the board at pick No. 116. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick153 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Cam Hart in the 153rd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick173 Rnd5 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at pick 173 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick194 Rnd6 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks in No. 194 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick237 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
This one needs a full-page explanation: Matthew Jones in Round 7, Pick 17, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten at the 254th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.