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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CIN)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CIN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (CIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Picks Received
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (HOU)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The Bengals robbed the room for Mondon Jr.. Final grade: B.

The Bengals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Smael Mondon Jr., the No. 112 name on the board, in No. 167. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

They are betting Conner proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the Round 1 slot they get a load in the middle, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
JT Tuimoloau is a better player than slot 58 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Value with a capital V on Jayden Higgins in Round 3, Pick 17, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick89 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
Fair-plus on Mason Taylor, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick118 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
A reasonable price with a little left over, Lathan Ransom in pick No. 118. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick154 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune in pick 154 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick167 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Circle this one: Smael Mondon Jr. at the 167th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick195 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
They reached a country mile for Hayden Conner at No. 195, and the board is aghast. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.