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Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CIN)
Clay Webb
OG Georgia
Noah Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CIN)
Noah Thomas
WR Texas A&M
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CIN)
Fentrell Cypress II
CB Florida State
Shawn Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (CIN)
Shawn Murphy
LB Alabama
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bengals for Webb: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Clay Webb, the 124th overall pick, roughly 53 picks past where he belonged. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. The cost of the Murphy reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
In the 28th pick they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick60 Rnd2 Xavier Nwankpa
Nice patience on Xavier Nwankpa, who had no business lasting to slot 60. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick92 Rnd3 Ajani Cornelius
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Ajani Cornelius in pick 92, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick124 Rnd4 Clay Webb
You do not let an offensive lineman like Clay Webb reach the 124th overall pick and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick156 Rnd5 Noah Thomas
No edge and no loss on Noah Thomas in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick188 Rnd6 Fentrell Cypress II
No drama and no debate, Fentrell Cypress II went about where he belonged in No. 188. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick220 Rnd7 Shawn Murphy
A reach for Shawn Murphy in Round 7, Pick 28; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.