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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Aubrey Burks Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Aubrey Burks
S West Virginia
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 254 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-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Bengals spent slot 254 on Hayden Hatten, a name the board had a full 68 spots lower.

Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Jones at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In pick 18 they get a building block for the line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II in the Round 2 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick80 Rnd3 Trey Benson
By-the-book stuff, Trey Benson at the 80th pick squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick115 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kris Abrams-Draine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick151 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
They paid sticker price for Ben Sinnott in Round 5, Pick 15, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick173 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
No drama and no debate, Justin Eboigbe went about where he belonged in No. 173. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Jones
A tidy bit of business in the Round 6 slot, where Christian Jones graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick238 Rnd7 Aubrey Burks
They jumped the gun on Aubrey Burks, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Hayden Hatten. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.