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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
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
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC FutureB
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Bengals: B.

The Bengals went off the board in a big way for Hayden Hatten, 58 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

The Mims pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

It is not that Smith is a bad player; it is that the Bengals had louder needs to answer first.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the 24th pick they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims in pick 49 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick80 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Maason Smith at DT-EDGE with linebacker and quarterback open.
Pick115 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in No. 115 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick124 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at the Round 4 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick151 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Braelon Allen. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick173 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
They did well to land Kitan Oladapo in pick No. 173, just ahead of his grade. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Jones
They paid sticker price for Christian Jones in slot 196, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
A big swing on Dwight McGlothern at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
They reached a country mile for Hayden Hatten at Round 7, Pick 34, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.