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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Marcus Harris
DL-EDGE Auburn
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on Hall Jr.: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Michael Hall Jr. got past him. The Bengals do not have to explain a thing at Round 4, Pick 15.

Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 18th overall pick they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
No edge and no loss on Xavier Worthy in slot 49; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick80 Rnd3 D.J. James
D.J. James in Round 3, Pick 16 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick115 Rnd4 Michael Hall Jr.
Taking Michael Hall Jr. in the Round 4 slot is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jaheim Bell at the 151st pick is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick173 Rnd5 Cody Schrader
Cody Schrader in pick 173 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick196 Rnd6 Aki Ogunbiyi
A straight-up fair deal on Aki Ogunbiyi at pick No. 196, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick238 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, De'Corian Clark in No. 238, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick254 Rnd7 Marcus Harris
They took Marcus Harris at par in No. 254, which is nothing to complain about. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.