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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
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
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The tape said wait; the Bengals did not. Hayden Hatten went at No. 254, a good 59 picks before the board was ready. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Simpson. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
By-the-book stuff, JC Latham at slot 18 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick49 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
They let Chop Robinson come to them and pounced at pick No. 49. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in Round 4, Pick 15 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
No edge and no loss on Jaylen Wright in the 151st pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
They barely believed it either: Jaylin Simpson still on the board at the 173rd overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick196 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at the 196th pick is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick238 Rnd7 DeMonte Capehart
They reached into another round for DeMonte Capehart, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Hayden Hatten well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.