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Draft Selections
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (CIN)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CIN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

The weekend has a hole in the middle of it named cornerback, a need the Bengals walked right past. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

The Slaughter pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The Brooks pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with tight end the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kevin Winston Jr.
They paid sticker price for Kevin Winston Jr. in the 28th overall pick, and that is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick60 Rnd2 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson in pick 60 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick92 Rnd3 Wyatt Milum
They paid up for Wyatt Milum at pick No. 92 when waiting would have done the job. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick124 Rnd4 Tahj Brooks
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tahj Brooks at the 124th pick is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick156 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
A straight-up fair deal on Jaeden Roberts at No. 156, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick188 Rnd6 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor at slot 188 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.