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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Bengals: B-.

Every other box got a look, but tight end did not. The Bengals will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They are betting Sweat proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The Smith-Wade value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In pick 18 they get a building block for the line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A reach for T'Vondre Sweat in slot 49; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They took Cooper Beebe at par in pick No. 80, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick115 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson slid further than he should have, and No. 115 is lovely value for the cornerback. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick151 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
Keith Randolph Jr. at Round 5, Pick 15 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick173 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade at the Round 5 slot is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at the 196th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick238 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
A straight-up fair deal on Joshua Cephus at the 238th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick254 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Fair-plus on Eric Gentry, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.