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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CIN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (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 Picks Received
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (JAX)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (JAX)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (JAX)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (JAX)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Bengals started one anyway for Hayden Hatten, 59 picks ahead of schedule. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Landing Beebe that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
Olumuyiwa Fashanu slid further than he should have, and pick No. 18 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It fills a real need, too.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They liked T'Vondre Sweat enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 2 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick96 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in the 96th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick114 Rnd4 DJ James
No drama and no debate, DJ James went about where he belonged in pick 114. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at the 115th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
They took Jaylen Wright at par in slot 151, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick155 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
They jumped the gun on Kitan Oladapo, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick173 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
They went early on Michael Barrett in No. 173, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick195 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at the Round 6 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell in the 196th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
Value said wait; Dwight McGlothern in Round 7, Pick 18 says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Hayden Hatten. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.