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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CIN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CIN)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (CIN)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (SEA)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIA)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (LAR)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (LAR)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (PHI)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (PHI)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (LAR)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (TEN)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
C.J. Hanson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PHI)
C.J. Hanson
OG Holy Cross
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Logan Hall
DT
Head Shot
Tyler Higbee
TE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D+
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
The Bengals won the night they stopped Keegan from sliding. Grade: D+.

When a board-topper like Trevor Keegan slides to Round 6, Pick 42, you do not overthink it, and the Bengals did not. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D+.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Goncalves has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In No. 26 they get a disruptive interior force, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
A tidy bit of business in the 49th pick, where Ja'Tavion Sanders graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick53 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 2 slot with a little surplus value in Cooper Beebe. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at pick 83. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick97 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at pick No. 97 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick102 Rnd4 DJ James
DJ James in the 102nd overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick106 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves in Round 4, Pick 6 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick154 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at slot 154 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick158 Rnd5 James Williams
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, James Williams in slot 158, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick217 Rnd6 Trevor Keegan
A offensive lineman of that caliber at Round 6, Pick 42 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Trente Jones
They barely believed it either: Trente Jones still on the board at pick 224. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.