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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
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
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
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-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Bengals spent Round 7, Pick 34 on Hayden Hatten, a name the board had a full 47 spots lower. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick No. 18 they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at the Round 2 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
No edge and no loss on Cooper Beebe in pick 80; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at the 115th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick151 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in the 151st overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick173 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at Round 5, Pick 37 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at Round 6, Pick 21 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
They jumped the gun on Dwight McGlothern, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
This one needs a full-page explanation: Hayden Hatten in No. 254, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.