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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (CIN)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tyler Batty
DL-EDGE BYU
Steve Linton Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CIN)
Steve Linton
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 245 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-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bengals for Pearsall: B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Ricky Pearsall at pick No. 245 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In No. 24 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in pick No. 56 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick88 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
No edge and no loss on Dominick Puni in the 88th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick124 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
No drama and no debate, Khyree Jackson went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick161 Rnd5 McCallan Castles
They took McCallan Castles at par in the 161st overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick173 Rnd5 Tyler Batty
Tyler Batty in slot 173 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick202 Rnd6 Steve Linton
They paid sticker price for Steve Linton in Round 6, Pick 27, and that is fine. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick245 Rnd7 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall in pick 245 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick254 Rnd7 Kamal Hadden
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Kamal Hadden in the 254th pick, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.