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Bengals 2024
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Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall
B
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesB
FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Bengals: B. You can hear the double-takes from here. The Bengals took Hayden Hatten at Round 7, Pick 32, roughly 120 spots before his name belonged.
If one pick saves this weekend, it is Williams. The Smith pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at interior defensive lineman and quarterback. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick Analysis
Pick26
Rnd1
Jordan Morgan
In No. 26 they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49
Rnd2
Troy Franklin
Somehow Troy Franklin was still sitting there in Round 2, Pick 17, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick57
Rnd2
Kamari Lassiter
Steal is underselling it; Kamari Lassiter at the Round 2 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick80
Rnd3
Maason Smith
Of all the spots to shop, they chose DT-EDGE. Maason Smith in the 80th pick leaves interior defensive lineman and quarterback for later.
Pick116
Rnd4
Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in pick 116 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick148
Rnd5
Jaylen Wright
They went early on Jaylen Wright in pick No. 148, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick175
Rnd5
James Williams
Taking James Williams in the 175th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick196
Rnd6
Michael Barrett
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 196 with a little surplus value in Michael Barrett. The roster fit checks out.
Pick235
Rnd7
Matthew Jones
They reached into another round for Matthew Jones, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick244
Rnd7
Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern at slot 244 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick252
Rnd7
Hayden Hatten
They talked themselves into Hayden Hatten at the Round 7 slot, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick255
Rnd7
Carson Steele
Carson Steele at No. 255 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.