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Bengals 2024

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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals let Pearsall fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Ricky Pearsall, the No. 200 name on the board, stolen at No. 237. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker. Every board in the league had Gadsden II lower, and that gap is the story.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick48 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
A straight-up fair deal on Chris Braswell at pick No. 48, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick80 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
A slide stopped in the 80th pick, with Leonard Taylor III worth more than the price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick116 Rnd4 Audric Estime
Audric Estime in the 116th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick153 Rnd5 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at slot 153 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick173 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Nothing to complain about; Lathan Ransom went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick194 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
A reach for Oronde Gadsden II in Round 6, Pick 19; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick237 Rnd7 Ricky Pearsall
They robbed the room for Ricky Pearsall here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick254 Rnd7 Kamal Hadden
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kamal Hadden at the Round 7 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.