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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota 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-
The Bengals kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Bengals torched the value chart for Hayden Hatten, taking him 59 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. With interior defensive lineman, linebacker and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on DT-EDGE is the choice that costs them.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback, and a steal at that.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson in Round 2, Pick 17 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick80 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman, linebacker and other spots to take Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at slot 115 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
They took Jaylin Simpson at par in No. 151, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick173 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
A reach for Isaiah Davis in pick 173; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Jones
By-the-book stuff, Christian Jones at pick No. 196 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
They reached a country mile for Dwight McGlothern at pick 238, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.