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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Austin Booker
DL-EDGE Kansas
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Demorie Tate Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Demorie Tate
CB Florida State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

The war room fell hard for DeMonte Capehart, and it showed at the 238th pick: 37 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The Brooks pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a weapon on the perimeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy in No. 49 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jonathon Brooks
Jonathon Brooks at pick No. 80 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick115 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
No drama and no debate, Sataoa Laumea went about where he belonged in pick 115. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick151 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Theo Johnson. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick173 Rnd5 Austin Booker
Austin Booker at the 173rd pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick196 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
A conviction pick on Gabe Hall at Round 6, Pick 21 that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick238 Rnd7 DeMonte Capehart
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for DeMonte Capehart. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick254 Rnd7 Demorie Tate
A reach for Demorie Tate in pick No. 254; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.