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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Bengals, and a B- to prove it.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Dwight McGlothern in No. 254, a good 27 spots before the room expected him.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Franklin value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 18th overall pick they get an anchor for the offensive line. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Troy Franklin in Round 2, Pick 17, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cooper Beebe. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick115 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at No. 115 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick151 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 151 with a little surplus value in Ben Sinnott. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jahdae Barron
They read the board right and Jahdae Barron was the payoff at slot 173. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick196 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
They took Michael Barrett at par in pick No. 196, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick238 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
A real head-scratcher, Matthew Jones in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick254 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern in Round 7, Pick 34 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.