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Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 115 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
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 Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Bengals: B-.

Nobody had Hayden Hatten this high, and it is not close. The Bengals reached 59 spots to get him at pick 254.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker. On value alone, Rice makes the weekend a net positive. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In pick No. 18 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Value with a capital V on Tyler Guyton in the 49th overall pick, a genuine coup. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick80 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Brenden Rice at slot 80. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
They talked themselves into Ben Sinnott at Round 4, Pick 15, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaylen Wright. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick173 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
A tidy little value on Kitan Oladapo in pick 173, a step better than break-even. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at slot 196 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
A wild overpay on Dwight McGlothern in No. 238, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
They reached into another round for Hayden Hatten, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.