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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
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals robbed the room for McCoy. Final grade: B-.

The Bengals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Bru McCoy, the No. 233 name on the board, in No. 254. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Stover has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 16th pick they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick48 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell in pick 48 is fair value, right on his grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick80 Rnd3 D.J. James
D.J. James in the 80th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick116 Rnd4 Cade Stover
Cade Stover at the Round 4 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick153 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
The board had cheaper options than Ainias Smith at No. 153, and it noticed. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick173 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett in pick No. 173 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick194 Rnd6 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at Round 6, Pick 19 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick237 Rnd7 Kamal Hadden
A straight-up fair deal on Kamal Hadden at slot 237, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick254 Rnd7 Bru McCoy
They barely believed it either: Bru McCoy still on the board at the Round 7 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.