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JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CIN)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Rod Moore
DB Michigan
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Georgia
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (JAX)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (JAX)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Players Gained
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Blake Hance
OG
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Kevin Strong
DE
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bengals let Mims fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

Call it larceny. Amarius Mims sat on the board until the 133rd overall pick, and the Bengals did not need to be asked twice. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They will answer for taking defensive back early while quarterback went begging.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 JC Latham
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Steal is underselling it; Ja'Tavion Sanders at pick 49 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick66 Rnd3 Blake Corum
No edge and no loss on Blake Corum in the 66th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick81 Rnd3 Keon Coleman
They barely believed it either: Keon Coleman still on the board at the 81st pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick117 Rnd4 Rod Moore
A surprising call. With quarterback still to address, they spent No. 117 on Rod Moore, a defensive back they were not short of.
Pick133 Rnd4 Amarius Mims
Circle this one: Amarius Mims at pick No. 133 is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
They will replay Jamon Dumas-Johnson at the Round 5 slot for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick173 Rnd5 Gabe Hall
The board had cheaper options than Gabe Hall at slot 173, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick195 Rnd6 Cam Hart
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cam Hart at pick No. 195. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick238 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Rasheen Ali. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick254 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry in the Round 7 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.