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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Malachi Moore
DB Alabama
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Dominic Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dominic Lovett
WR Georgia
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Fentrell Cypress II
DB Florida State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on Lovett: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Dominic Lovett had no business being available in the 238th overall pick, and the Bengals did the only sane thing and turned in the card. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. Reaching for Holker left real value on the table behind him.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 JC Latham
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get protection for the quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
No edge and no loss on Cooper Beebe in the 49th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick81 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II at the 81st overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick117 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Somehow Mohamed Kamara was still sitting there in pick 117, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick154 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
Dallin Holker in No. 154 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick173 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
A quiet steal in the Round 5 slot: Malachi Moore for less than the market said. Where it fits the depth chart is the real question.
Pick195 Rnd6 Bru McCoy
Bru McCoy at slot 195 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dominic Lovett
They will replay Dominic Lovett at pick No. 238 for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick254 Rnd7 Fentrell Cypress II
Fentrell Cypress II at Round 7, Pick 34 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.