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Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (CIN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CIN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CIN)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DEN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB TradesB+ FutureB
No fireworks, just a tidy B+ for the Bengals.

The Bengals looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Jalen Travis at Round 6, Pick 17 regardless, 94 picks early. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Hampton. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In slot 22 they get a difference-maker at receiver, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
Derrick Harmon in pick No. 49 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick81 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Somehow Xavier Watts was still sitting there in the Round 3 slot, and they pounced on premier safety value. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick85 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jihaad Campbell in the 85th overall pick, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick86 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
The board fumbled Omarion Hampton all the way to the 86th pick, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick118 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
You do not let a tight end like Gunnar Helm reach Round 4, Pick 17 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick124 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
They robbed the room for Dylan Fairchild here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson in slot 154 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick159 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Cody Simon at Round 5, Pick 20 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jalen Travis
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jalen Travis well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.