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Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CIN)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CIN)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dane Key
WR Kentucky
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 7 (CIN)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals let Lachey fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The Bengals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Luke Lachey, the No. 59 name on the board, in pick 114. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker. They will need Cornelius to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Deone Walker
In pick No. 18 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Ajani Cornelius
A reach on Ajani Cornelius in the Round 2 slot; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick82 Rnd3 Jaeden Roberts
Jaeden Roberts in No. 82 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick114 Rnd4 Luke Lachey
Circle this one: Luke Lachey at slot 114 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick146 Rnd5 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston at the 146th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick178 Rnd6 Dane Key
A quiet steal in pick 178: Dane Key for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick210 Rnd7 Theo Wease Jr.
They paid sticker price for Theo Wease Jr. in the 210th overall pick, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.