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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Bengals, and a B to prove it.

Every other box got a look, but tight end did not. The Bengals will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

Getting McGlothern where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the 18th pick they get a blindside protector, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ja'Lynn Polk. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick80 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 80 with a little surplus value in Payton Wilson. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick115 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Nice patience on Blake Fisher, who had no business lasting to Round 4, Pick 15. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick151 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
The board had Javion Cohen higher than the Round 5 slot, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick173 Rnd5 Justin Walley
Justin Walley in slot 173 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick196 Rnd6 Bru McCoy
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Bru McCoy in No. 196. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern at pick 238 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick254 Rnd7 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Good price on Edefuan Ulofoshio in Round 7, Pick 34, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It patches a soft spot without any drama.