If confidence were a draft strategy, the Bengals would have aced it. Jordan White at pick No. 226 is 38 spots clear of where he belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. They will answer for taking safety early while cornerback, tight end and other spots went begging.

Green falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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