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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (NYG)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dexter Lawrence II
DT
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bengals let Knight Jr. fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Demetrius Knight Jr. tumbling to the Bengals in the Round 4 slot is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

It is not that Mukuba is a bad player; it is that the Bengals had louder needs to answer first.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick34 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Malaki Starks at slot 34 is the proof. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They will replay Tate Ratledge at Round 2, Pick 17 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick81 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. Andrew Mukuba in pick 81 leaves cornerback, interior defensive lineman and other spots for later.
Pick117 Rnd4 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Circle this one: Demetrius Knight Jr. at the Round 4 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick152 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at No. 152 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick191 Rnd6 Elijah Arroyo
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Elijah Arroyo at the 191st pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.