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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals let Jackson fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

Call it larceny. Donovan Jackson sat on the board until Round 4, Pick 17, and the Bengals did not need to be asked twice. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
By-the-book stuff, Nick Emmanwori at slot 17 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick49 Rnd2 Josaiah Stewart
Josaiah Stewart at No. 49 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick81 Rnd3 Deone Walker
The board had Deone Walker higher than pick No. 81, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick118 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Circle this one: Donovan Jackson at the 118th pick is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick154 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Cody Simon in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick195 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
A tidy bit of business in pick 195, where Oronde Gadsden II graded well above the range. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.