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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on Allen: B-.

The Bengals' one glaring miss is interior defensive lineman, a need they left exactly as they found it. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

That Allen pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
No edge and no loss on Patrick Paul in Round 2, Pick 17; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick80 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
A quiet steal in pick 80: Javon Bullard for less than the market said. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick115 Rnd4 DJ James
By-the-book stuff, DJ James at No. 115 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
Value with a capital V on Jaheim Bell in the 151st pick, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick173 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Taking Braelon Allen in pick No. 173 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick196 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
No drama and no debate, JD Bertrand went about where he belonged in the 196th pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick238 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus in slot 238 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick254 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at No. 254 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.