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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (LAC)
Nic Scourton
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tarheeb Still
CB
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Grand theft in pick No. 191: the Bengals steal Simon and grade out a B+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Cody Simon, Round 6, Pick 16, roughly 66 picks past where he belonged.

Reaching for Ivey left real value on the table behind him. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it.

The Tarheeb Still pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick No. 22 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jared Ivey
Jared Ivey in the 49th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick55 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in the 55th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick81 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
The board fumbled Dylan Sampson all the way to slot 81, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick117 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
Value with a capital V on Mason Taylor in the Round 4 slot, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jake Majors
A offensive lineman of that caliber at Round 5, Pick 15 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick191 Rnd6 Cody Simon
Cody Simon at pick 191 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.