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Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the Round 5 slot: the Bengals steal James and grade out a B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Jordan James at the 152nd pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They punted on offensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

Good work on the whole, with offensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In slot 17 they get a No. 1 receiver, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyleik Williams. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick81 Rnd3 Aeneas Peebles
No edge and no loss on Aeneas Peebles in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick117 Rnd4 Maxwell Hairston
You do not let a cornerback like Maxwell Hairston reach the 117th overall pick and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jordan James
They will replay Jordan James at the 152nd pick for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick191 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Steal is underselling it; Oronde Gadsden II at pick 191 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.