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Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals let Coleman fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Keon Coleman had no business being available in pick No. 80, and the Bengals did the only sane thing and turned in the card. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but linebacker.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In No. 18 they get a seam-stretching tight end, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
They will replay Amarius Mims at the 49th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick80 Rnd3 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman at pick No. 80 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick115 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Good price on Leonard Taylor III in slot 115, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
They paid sticker price for Jaylen Wright in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
A cornerback of that caliber at pick 173 is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at the 196th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jaylen Harrell
The board fumbled Jaylen Harrell all the way to Round 7, Pick 18, and they scooped it up. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick254 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern in pick 254 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.