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Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Josh Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Josh Wallace
CB Michigan
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Draft Picks Received
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (LAR)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Players traded away
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Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on Stover: D.

The phones were a trap the Bengals kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D.

They will need Gore Jr. to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. However the rest shakes out, Stover at that price is a win they earned.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and linebacker is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 18th pick they get a difference-maker at receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick19 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the 19th overall pick they get a wrecking ball inside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at pick No. 49 is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick80 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Circle this one: Javon Bullard at Round 3, Pick 16 is a fall that decides a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick116 Rnd4 Cade Stover
Steal is underselling it; Cade Stover at No. 116 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
They took Roger Rosengarten at par in slot 148, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick153 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey in the 153rd overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick175 Rnd5 Caedan Wallace
Caedan Wallace at Round 5, Pick 39 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick196 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Frank Gore Jr. in No. 196, miles early. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick235 Rnd7 Josh Wallace
They left a pile of value on the table to take Josh Wallace this early at the Round 7 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick252 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
Rasheen Ali in the 252nd pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.