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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Bengals robbed the room for Dixon. Final grade: D-.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Bengals shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Zinter has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

On value alone, Dixon makes the weekend a net positive.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In the 18th overall pick they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick25 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick 25 they get a weapon on the perimeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia in pick No. 49 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Nothing to complain about; Cade Stover went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick88 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
The board had cheaper options than Zak Zinter at slot 88, and it noticed. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick97 Rnd3 Audric Estime
They took Audric Estime at par in No. 97, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick115 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
Tyler Davis at the 115th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick149 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
They paid up for Xavier Thomas at Round 5, Pick 13 when waiting would have done the job. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick194 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs in the 194th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick214 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon at slot 214 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.