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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Peter Woods
DL-EDGE Clemson
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CIN)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CIN)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Justice Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Justice Haynes
RB Michigan
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Antonio Kite Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CIN)
Antonio Kite
CB Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (SEA)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Antonio Kite Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (WSH)
Antonio Kite
CB Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (WSH)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Ricardo Hallman Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ricardo Hallman
CB Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Players traded away
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Chase Brown
RB
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Mike Gesicki
TE
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Orlando Brown Jr.
OT
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Trey Hendrickson
DE
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureD-
The Bengals let Sadiq fall and pounced. Final grade: D.

The phones were a trap the Bengals kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

It is not that Bailey is a bad player; it is that the Bengals had louder needs to answer first. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it.

The Bailey reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. That is a tight end worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Peter Woods
In slot 10 they get a problem off the edge. More want than need.
Pick26 Rnd1 David Bailey
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went edge rusher with David Bailey while clear needs at wide receiver, offensive lineman and other spots sat open.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
They will replay Kenyon Sadiq at pick 42 for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick43 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kayden McDonald at pick No. 43 is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick45 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
They took Sonny Styles at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick74 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Darrell Jackson Jr. at Round 3, Pick 10 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick110 Rnd4 Justice Haynes
Justice Haynes at slot 110 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick191 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
Value with a capital V on Xavier Nwankpa in pick No. 191, a genuine coup. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick192 Rnd6 Antonio Kite
A quiet steal in the Round 6 slot: Antonio Kite for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.