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Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Keith Brown Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Keith Brown
LB Louisville
Anim Dankwah Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Anim Dankwah
OT Howard
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Bengals get a C+.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Keith Brown at pick No. 237, a reach of 125 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. For now it grades a C+, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

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

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In the Round 1 slot they get a wrecking ball inside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher at pick 49 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.
Pick80 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
By-the-book stuff, Dadrion Taylor-Demerson at Round 3, Pick 16 squarely in line with his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick97 Rnd3 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in the 97th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick115 Rnd4 Tanor Bortolini
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tanor Bortolini well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick149 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
Isaiah Davis in slot 149 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick194 Rnd6 Ryan Flournoy
Ryan Flournoy at Round 6, Pick 19 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick214 Rnd6 Fabien Lovett
They will replay Fabien Lovett at slot 214 for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick224 Rnd7 Kamal Hadden
Taking Kamal Hadden in pick No. 224 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick237 Rnd7 Keith Brown
This one needs a full-page explanation: Keith Brown in the Round 7 slot, miles early. The roster fit checks out.
Pick238 Rnd7 Anim Dankwah
Value said wait; Anim Dankwah in pick 238 says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.