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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Mark Perry Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Mark Perry
S TCU
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals kept it disciplined and banked a B.

The Zion Logue selection is the head-turner. The Bengals reached 54 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The Rakestraw Jr. steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In pick No. 18 they get a long-term starter on the line at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick49 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman in the 49th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick80 Rnd3 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
You do not let a cornerback like Ennis Rakestraw Jr. reach No. 80 and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick115 Rnd4 Audric Estime
Audric Estime is a better player than pick 115 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick151 Rnd5 McCallan Castles
By-the-book stuff, McCallan Castles at slot 151 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell in the 173rd overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick196 Rnd6 Zion Logue
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Zion Logue. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jha'Quan Jackson
Jha'Quan Jackson at the 238th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick254 Rnd7 Mark Perry
Mark Perry slipping to No. 254 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A minor itch, scratched.