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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
DT Texas
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Carson Steele at the 252nd pick is 61 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. McGlothern falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick No. 18 they get an anchor for the offensive line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
No drama and no debate, T'Vondre Sweat went about where he belonged in slot 49. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Cade Stover in pick 80 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick116 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
They took Tyler Davis at par in the 116th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick148 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
They liked Mason McCormick enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 5, Pick 12. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
A safety of that caliber at No. 175 is the definition of value, full stop. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick196 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
They will replay Dwight McGlothern at Round 6, Pick 21 for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick235 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
They let Michael Barrett come to them and pounced at the 235th pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick252 Rnd7 Carson Steele
They left a pile of value on the table to take Carson Steele this early at No. 252. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.