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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CIN)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (CIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bengals and Mahogany: B.

The Bengals did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Christian Mahogany fell into slot 124. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In slot 24 they get a wrecking ball inside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
Jonathon Brooks in Round 2, Pick 24 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick88 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
No drama and no debate, Dominick Puni went about where he belonged in the 88th pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick124 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 124 is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick161 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
Nice patience on Mike Sainristil, who had no business lasting to No. 161. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick173 Rnd5 Tre Harris
Tre Harris in the Round 5 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick202 Rnd6 Dallin Holker
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dallin Holker. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick245 Rnd7 Kamal Hadden
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kamal Hadden in the 245th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick254 Rnd7 Bru McCoy
Somehow Bru McCoy was still sitting there in the 254th pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.