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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueA- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals robbed the room for Mondon Jr.. Final grade: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Smael Mondon Jr., the No. 102 name on the board, stolen at the 191st pick.

For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Mills reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In pick 17 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
They barely believed it either: Emeka Egbuka still on the board at Round 2, Pick 17. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick81 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Steal is underselling it; Xavier Watts at the 81st overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick117 Rnd4 Rylie Mills
They left a pile of value on the table to take Rylie Mills this early at No. 117. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jake Majors
The board fumbled Jake Majors all the way to pick No. 152, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick191 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Smael Mondon Jr. in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.