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Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Bengals spent pick No. 237 on Carson Steele, a name most had 89 spots down the list. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Landing Oladapo that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In the 18th overall pick they get a wrecking ball inside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
A reach for Kingsley Suamataia in slot 49; a little patience would have been rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Cade Stover in No. 80 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick97 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
By-the-book stuff, Brenden Rice at pick 97 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick115 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen slid further than he should have, and Round 4, Pick 15 is lovely value for the running back. It fills a real need, too.
Pick149 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick in pick No. 149 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick194 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
You do not let a safety like Kitan Oladapo reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick214 Rnd6 Myles Harden
Fair-plus on Myles Harden, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick224 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
Ryan Flournoy at slot 224 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick237 Rnd7 Carson Steele
Carson Steele at the 237th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick238 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten at pick 238 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.