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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tyler Batty
DL-EDGE BYU
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Bengals.

The Hayden Hatten pick is the one that will follow the Bengals into the fall. They took him 34 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

The Hadden pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In No. 16 they get an island corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick48 Rnd2 Taliese Fuaga
They will replay Taliese Fuaga at pick No. 48 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick80 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at pick 80 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick116 Rnd4 Audric Estime
No edge and no loss on Audric Estime in the 116th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick153 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in the 153rd overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick173 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Somehow Kamal Hadden was still sitting there in slot 173, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick194 Rnd6 Tyler Batty
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tyler Batty in pick No. 194. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick237 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten at the 237th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick254 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
They reached into another round for Matthew Jones, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.