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Draft Selections
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CIN)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Tyreak Sapp Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tyreak Sapp
DE-EDGE Florida
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CIN)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CIN)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Jahiem White Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jahiem White
RB West Virginia
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Tyreak Sapp selection is the head-turner. The Bengals reached 37 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
In the 9th overall pick they get a long-term starter on the line. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Ja'Kobi Lane
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ja'Kobi Lane. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick73 Rnd3 Tyreak Sapp
A wild overpay on Tyreak Sapp in the 73rd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick108 Rnd4 C.J. Fite
C.J. Fite in Round 4, Pick 8 is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick189 Rnd6 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Fair-plus on Jermaine Mathews Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick198 Rnd6 Bud Clark
By-the-book stuff, Bud Clark at pick 198 squarely in line with his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jahiem White
Jahiem White at No. 225 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.