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Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CIN)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CIN)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
CJ Baxter Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (CIN)
CJ Baxter
RB Texas
Duce Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
Duce Robinson
WR Florida State
Antonio Kite Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CIN)
Antonio Kite
CB Ole Miss
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CIN)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
CJ Baxter Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (NE)
CJ Baxter
RB Texas
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jermaine Burton
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesC FutureB-
The Bengals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Jacob Rodriguez at pick No. 109 is 55 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Green at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In No. 8 they get a downhill hitter at safety at fair value.
Pick39 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks at Round 2, Pick 7 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick70 Rnd3 Cayden Green
A real head-scratcher, Cayden Green in the Round 3 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jacob Rodriguez
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jacob Rodriguez well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick126 Rnd4 CJ Baxter
CJ Baxter at the 126th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick187 Rnd6 Duce Robinson
Value with a capital V on Duce Robinson in the 187th overall pick, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick198 Rnd6 Antonio Kite
Antonio Kite in the 198th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick221 Rnd7 Taylen Green
Taylen Green at pick No. 221 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.