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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
BJ Mayes Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
BJ Mayes
CB UAB
Zach Calzada Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Zach Calzada
QB Incarnate Word
Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (BAL)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kyle Hamilton
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Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bengals worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

The Bengals put a flag in the ground for Zach Calzada, 139 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Mayes falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick49 Rnd2 Devontez Walker
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Devontez Walker. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick80 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Blake Corum at No. 80 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. It fills a real need, too.
Pick115 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Blake Fisher at slot 115. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick151 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
They read the board right and Dallin Holker was the payoff at the Round 5 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick173 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
Value with a capital V on Chau Smith-Wade in the 173rd pick, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick196 Rnd6 Taulia Tagovailoa
Taulia Tagovailoa at Round 6, Pick 21 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick238 Rnd7 BJ Mayes
A quiet steal in the 238th pick: BJ Mayes for less than the market said. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick254 Rnd7 Zach Calzada
Zach Calzada at Round 7, Pick 34 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.