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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

The Dwight McGlothern pick is the one that will follow the Bengals into the fall. They took him 65 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
JC Latham in pick 18 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They paid up for T'Vondre Sweat at No. 49 when waiting would have done the job. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick80 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
A reasonable price with a little left over, Malachi Corley in the Round 3 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick116 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at pick No. 116 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick148 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
They took Dylan Laube at par in the 148th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo in slot 175 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick196 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at the 196th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick235 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
They left a pile of value on the table to take Dwight McGlothern this early at pick No. 235. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick252 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
A real head-scratcher, Matthew Jones in Round 7, Pick 32 is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.