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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CIN)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (CIN)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (CIN)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (LAC)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Players Gained
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Caelen Carson
CB
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Joshua Palmer
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Bengals let Sampson fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

When a board-topper like Dylan Sampson slides to No. 116, you do not overthink it, and the Bengals did not.

The Wease Jr. 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 quarterback is somehow still a want.

Bottom line, with Walter Nolen leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In No. 19 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
They barely believed it either: Nick Emmanwori still on the board at Round 2, Pick 12. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick53 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jihaad Campbell at pick No. 53 is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick75 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
They read the board right and Denzel Burke was the payoff at the Round 3 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick116 Rnd4 Dylan Sampson
They robbed the room for Dylan Sampson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick120 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
Somehow Gunnar Helm was still sitting there in pick 120, and they pounced on premier tight end value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jake Majors
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jake Majors in slot 150, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick171 Rnd5 Theo Wease Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Theo Wease Jr. in the 171st pick, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter in Round 6, Pick 13 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.