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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Michael Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Michael Wiley
RB Arizona
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (SEA)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (SEA)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Draft Picks Traded
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (SEA)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Stone Forsythe
OT
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Bengals.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Bengals would have aced it. Cooper Beebe at Round 2, Pick 17 is 29 spots clear of where he belonged. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Simpson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 18th overall pick they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at Round 2, Pick 17 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick81 Rnd3 Tyler Davis
Tyler Davis in pick No. 81 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
This one needs a full-page explanation: Ben Sinnott in the 115th pick, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick151 Rnd5 Cam Hart
A quiet steal in the Round 5 slot: Cam Hart for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick154 Rnd5 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
They went early on Zion Tupuola-Fetui in No. 154, and the value did not follow. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
A cornerback of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick196 Rnd6 Michael Wiley
Michael Wiley in pick 196 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick238 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
Value with a capital V on Daequan Hardy in No. 238, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick254 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson at the 254th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.