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bengals 4/4/24

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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: J.J. Weaver in the 237th overall pick, a good 80 spots before the room expected him. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Landing Wilson that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. For all the activity, linebacker went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
They read the board right and Rome Odunze was the payoff at the 18th pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jaylen Wright
A real head-scratcher, Jaylen Wright in slot 49 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick80 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
A quiet steal in pick 80: Patrick Paul for less than the market said. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick97 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in Round 3, Pick 34 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
Value said wait; Jaheim Bell in the 115th overall pick says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick149 Rnd5 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
They talked themselves into Zion Tupuola-Fetui at pick No. 149, and the board did not agree. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick194 Rnd6 Johnny Wilson
Steal is underselling it; Johnny Wilson at slot 194 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick214 Rnd6 Zion Logue
A wild overpay on Zion Logue in the 214th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick224 Rnd7 Myles Harden
Myles Harden is a better player than pick No. 224 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick237 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
A swing that ignored the value entirely, J.J. Weaver well ahead of where he belonged. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick238 Rnd7 Tahj Washington
Tahj Washington at No. 238 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.