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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CIN)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CIN)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (CIN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (CIN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CIN)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (HOU)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (HOU)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Draft Picks Traded
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (HOU)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Myles Bryant
CB
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on Hampton: B+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Omarion Hampton had no business being available in the Round 3 slot, and the Bengals did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The Walker pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The phones were where this weekend was really won. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get a double-digit-sack hope. More want than need.
Pick44 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at the 44th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick54 Rnd2 Will Johnson
Taking Will Johnson in the 54th pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick78 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
You do not let a running back like Omarion Hampton reach Round 3, Pick 14 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick85 Rnd3 Deone Walker
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Deone Walker. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jay Higgins
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jay Higgins in pick 114, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick150 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They jumped the gun on Dont'e Thornton Jr., taking him earlier than his grade liked. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick190 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Miles Frazier. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.