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Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Bengals: B-.

Nobody had Hayden Hatten this high, and it is not close. The Bengals reached 63 spots to get him at the 252nd overall pick.

James falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The Stover pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at tight end, interior defensive lineman and other spots.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick No. 18 they get an anchor for the offensive line. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins at slot 49 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cade Stover
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went TE-EDGE with Cade Stover while clear needs at tight end, interior defensive lineman and other spots sat open.
Pick116 Rnd4 DJ James
Circle this one: DJ James at pick 116 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick148 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in Round 5, Pick 12 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick175 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at the Round 5 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick196 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
They talked themselves into Josh Proctor at pick No. 196, and the board did not agree. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick235 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones at slot 235 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick252 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Hayden Hatten. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.