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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
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-
Good, not great, for the Bengals: B-.

The Bengals looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Hayden Hatten at Round 7, Pick 34 regardless, 47 picks early.

Getting Simpson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick No. 18 they get a press-man option on the boundary. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kiran Amegadjie
No edge and no loss on Kiran Amegadjie in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Johnny Wilson in pick 80. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Value said wait; Ben Sinnott in Round 4, Pick 15 says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright at the 151st pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson in No. 173 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick196 Rnd6 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones at No. 196 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern at pick 238 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
A wild overpay on Hayden Hatten in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.