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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Keaton Bills Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Keaton Bills
OG Utah
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bengals for Isaac: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Adisa Isaac, the Round 3 slot, roughly 30 picks past where he belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick No. 18 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
They took Braden Fiske at par in the 49th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick80 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
Adisa Isaac in slot 80 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick97 Rnd3 DJ James
DJ James at Round 3, Pick 34 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick115 Rnd4 Malik Washington
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Malik Washington in the 115th pick, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick149 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
Dallin Holker in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick194 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Nice patience on Ty'Ron Hopper, who had no business lasting to No. 194. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
Taking Jase McClellan in pick 214 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick237 Rnd7 Keaton Bills
No drama and no debate, Keaton Bills went about where he belonged in the Round 7 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.