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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (CIN)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CIN)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (CIN)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals robbed the room for Brooks. Final grade: B-.

Call it larceny. Tahj Brooks sat on the board until pick 188, and the Bengals did not need to be asked twice. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Reaching for Capehart left real value on the table behind him. For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain. They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick 13 they get a bendy edge with upside. Need was not the driver here.
Pick44 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
They let Isaiah Bond come to them and pounced at pick No. 44. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick75 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Somehow Xavier Watts was still sitting there in the 75th pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick116 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart in No. 116 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick150 Rnd5 Keon Sabb
Keon Sabb at slot 150 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick188 Rnd6 Tahj Brooks
The board fumbled Tahj Brooks all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.