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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Picks Received
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (ARI)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Bengals.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Bengals spent the Round 7 slot on Hayden Hatten, a name most had 60 spots down the list. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

The Worthy steal is the beam this whole class leans on. With tight end, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on TE-EDGE is the choice that costs them. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In pick No. 27 they get an anchor for the offensive line. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
A tidy bit of business in pick 49, where Chop Robinson graded well above the range. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick71 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy in Round 3, Pick 7 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at the 80th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It fills a real need, too.
Pick90 Rnd3 Cade Stover
A curious use of slot 90. Tight end, interior defensive lineman and other spots needed the pick; a TE-EDGE in Cade Stover did not.
Pick116 Rnd4 DJ James
DJ James in the 116th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
A conviction pick on Jaylen Wright at No. 148 that the board grades a round light. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick175 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
A reach on Michael Barrett in the 175th pick; the board had better options right there. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick188 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in slot 188 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick196 Rnd6 Matthew Jones
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Matthew Jones well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick235 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
They reached into another round for Dwight McGlothern, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick252 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten at pick 252 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.