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Bengals 2024

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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Will Sheppard
WR Vanderbilt
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in slot 238 lands the Bengals a B, Cowing and all.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Bengals watched Jacob Cowing slide 47 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
Somehow T'Vondre Sweat was still sitting there in slot 49, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick81 Rnd3 Amarius Mims
They took Amarius Mims at par in the 81st pick, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jason Marshall Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Jason Marshall Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick154 Rnd5 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey at the 154th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick173 Rnd5 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks at pick 173 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick195 Rnd6 Cam Hart
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 195, where Cam Hart graded well above the range. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing in No. 238 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick254 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
You do not let a wide receiver like Will Sheppard reach No. 254 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.