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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Abdul Carter
DE Penn State
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CIN)
James Pearce Jr.
DE Tennessee
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CIN)
David Bailey
LB Stanford
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals let Pearce Jr. fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The board owed the Bengals one, and it paid up: James Pearce Jr., the No. 12 name on the board, sitting there at pick No. 75 like a gift left on the doorstep. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They will answer for taking edge rusher early while tight end, interior defensive lineman and other spots went begging.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In the 10th pick they get a lockdown presence outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick41 Rnd2 Abdul Carter
Abdul Carter at the 41st overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick75 Rnd3 James Pearce Jr.
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went edge rusher with James Pearce Jr. while clear needs at tight end, interior defensive lineman and other spots sat open.
Pick111 Rnd4 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in the Round 4 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick147 Rnd5 David Bailey
David Bailey is a better player than pick No. 147 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jake Majors
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jake Majors reach slot 187 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.