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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
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 Picks Received
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (KC)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (KC)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (KC)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Players Gained
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Bryan Cook
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Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureA
A solid, sensible weekend for the Bengals: B+.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Hayden Hatten in slot 254, a good 59 spots before the room expected him. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. It is not that Braswell is a bad player; it is that the Bengals had louder needs to answer first. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick49 Rnd2 Rome Odunze
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Rome Odunze in the Round 2 slot, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick63 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
You do not let an edge rusher like Kris Jenkins reach pick 63 and blink. They did not. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick80 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 80th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick94 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Chris Braswell adds an edge rusher and leaves interior defensive lineman and quarterback untouched.
Pick115 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
They robbed the room for Christian Mahogany here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick131 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at No. 131 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick151 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
No drama and no debate, Braelon Allen went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Steal is underselling it; Jaylin Simpson at the 171st overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick173 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at the 173rd pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Jones
By-the-book stuff, Christian Jones at pick No. 196 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
They reached a country mile for Dwight McGlothern at slot 238, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten in pick 254 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.