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Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall
C+
ValueC-
NeedB-
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Bengals land in the muddy middle: C+. The Bengals treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick 119 on Max Brosmer a full 202 spots early.
Stutsman at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.
In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.
Pick Analysis
Pick17
Rnd1
Landon Jackson
In No. 17 they get a disruptor off the edge, though the board says they badly overpaid. More want than need.
Pick49
Rnd2
Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at slot 49 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick81
Rnd3
Chimere Dike
Chimere Dike in the 81st pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick119
Rnd4
Max Brosmer
They left a pile of value on the table to take Max Brosmer this early at pick 119. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick153
Rnd5
Jared Wilson
Somehow Jared Wilson was still sitting there in pick No. 153, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick193
Rnd6
Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.