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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
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-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Bengals, and a B- to prove it.

The war room fell hard for Hayden Hatten, and it showed at the 254th overall pick: 47 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

It is not that Smith is a bad player; it is that the Bengals had louder needs to answer first. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 18th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
They took Ja'Tavion Sanders at par in pick No. 49, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
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 Kris Abrams-Draine
No drama and no debate, Kris Abrams-Draine went about where he belonged in No. 115. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
A straight-up fair deal on Jaylen Wright at slot 151, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick173 Rnd5 Christian Jones
A reach on Christian Jones in the 173rd overall pick; the board had better options right there. The roster fit checks out.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
They paid sticker price for Jaylen Harrell in the 196th pick, and that is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
A premium they did not need to pay, Dwight McGlothern a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
This one needs a full-page explanation: Hayden Hatten in the 254th overall pick, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.