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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CIN)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (LAR)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Draft Picks Traded
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (LAR)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Steve Avila
OG
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bengals turned the phones into found money: B+.

The Bengals clearly saw something nobody else did in Ben Sinnott, taking him 62 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In slot 19 they get a lockdown presence outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul at No. 49 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick80 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
The board had cheaper options than Zak Zinter at the Round 3 slot, and it noticed. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick83 Rnd3 Ben Sinnott
This one needs a full-page explanation: Ben Sinnott in Round 3, Pick 19, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick116 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
They paid a round early for Justin Eboigbe in pick No. 116, more than the board wanted. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick148 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Javion Cohen. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick175 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
They let Braelon Allen come to them and pounced at Round 5, Pick 39. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick177 Rnd6 Brennan Jackson
They paid sticker price for Brennan Jackson in the 177th pick, and that is fine. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick196 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Gabe Hall. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jalen Green
Jalen Green at the Round 7 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick252 Rnd7 Jha'Quan Jackson
Steal is underselling it; Jha'Quan Jackson at pick 252 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.