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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (CIN)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (CIN)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CIN)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Draft Picks Received
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (WSH)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (WSH)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (WSH)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Bengals, and a B to prove it.

The Bengals did not so much draft Thor Griffith as overpay for him, 62 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

However the rest shakes out, Jackson at that price is a win they earned. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

They chose more darts over a bigger single swing.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In slot 17 they get a bell-cow for the offense at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
They barely believed it either: Tyler Warren still on the board at the Round 2 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick81 Rnd3 Bradyn Swinson
Somehow Bradyn Swinson was still sitting there in No. 81, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick119 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Taking Donovan Jackson in Round 4, Pick 17 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick153 Rnd5 Cody Simon
A linebacker of that caliber at the 153rd pick is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick205 Rnd6 R.J. Mickens
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 205 with a little surplus value in R.J. Mickens. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick236 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Value said wait; Thor Griffith in No. 236 says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick248 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger at the 248th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.