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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CIN)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Draft Picks Received
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
TO PICK
 
Players traded away
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Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Bengals lost the trade table, and the C- tells the story.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Kaimon Rucker at slot 118, a reach of 33 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

However the rest shakes out, Pierce at that price is a win they earned. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In slot 17 they get a wrecking ball inside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Harold Fannin Jr.
Harold Fannin Jr. at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick77 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in the 77th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jack Bech
Value with a capital V on Jack Bech in pick 81, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick118 Rnd4 Kaimon Rucker
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kaimon Rucker. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick145 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 145 is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick154 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
This one needs a full-page explanation: Cobee Bryant in the 154th pick, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick195 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
You do not let a running back like DJ Giddens reach No. 195 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.