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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (CIN)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
Dylan McMahon Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dylan McMahon
C North Carolina State
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (JAX)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (SF)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
Dylan McMahon Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Dylan McMahon
C North Carolina State
Draft Picks Traded
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NO)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (NO)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (JAX)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (SF)
Braiden McGregor
DL-EDGE Michigan
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (JAX)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The war room fell hard for Dylan McMahon, and it showed at the 215th pick: 28 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 18th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick45 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
Fair-plus on Byron Murphy II, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jalen McMillan
Jalen McMillan at slot 80 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick115 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
A clean, defensible pick in No. 115 with a little surplus value in Leonard Taylor III. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick155 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
A straight-up fair deal on Braelon Allen at pick 155, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick213 Rnd6 Kenny Logan Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Kenny Logan Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick215 Rnd6 Dylan McMahon
A real head-scratcher, Dylan McMahon in the 215th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick254 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
They went early on Tanner McLachlan in pick 254, and the value did not follow. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.