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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bengals and Wiggins: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Nate Wiggins, the No. 15 name on the board, stolen at the 80th overall pick. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Every board in the league had Hatten lower, and that gap is the story. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In pick No. 18 they get a weapon on the perimeter at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 JC Latham
Somehow JC Latham was still sitting there in the 49th overall pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick80 Rnd3 Nate Wiggins
Nate Wiggins in Round 3, Pick 16 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick115 Rnd4 Blake Corum
They robbed the room for Blake Corum here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick151 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
A tidy bit of business in slot 151, where Ben Sinnott graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
The board had Jaylen Wright higher than No. 173, and the running back fell to them anyway. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Taking Jaylin Simpson in pick 196 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick238 Rnd7 Christian Jones
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Christian Jones in the 238th pick, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten at Round 7, Pick 34 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.