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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Bengals.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Hayden Hatten, 59 picks early at the 254th pick.

The Kinchens pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the 18th overall pick they get a load in the middle. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
The board fumbled Kool-Aid McKinstry all the way to Round 2, Pick 17, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick80 Rnd3 Kamren Kinchens
They robbed the room for Kamren Kinchens here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick115 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster at pick No. 115 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
They took Jaylen Wright at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
A tight end of that caliber at No. 173 is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick196 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Michael Barrett at the 196th pick is the proof. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
They reached into another round for Hayden Hatten, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.