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Draft 1
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Jj DRAFTING FOR THEBengals
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Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall
A-
ValueB-
NeedB+
TradesA
FutureA+
Key should have been long gone. The Bengals pounced, and earned a A-. The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Dane Key, the 219th pick, roughly 41 picks past where he belonged.
They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Grover Stewart deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.
Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.
Pick Analysis
Pick11
Rnd1
Mason Graham
In the 11th pick they get an anchor for the defensive front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick50
Rnd2
Ollie Gordon II
No drama and no debate, Ollie Gordon II went about where he belonged in slot 50. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick73
Rnd3
Jabbar Muhammad
Jabbar Muhammad at pick 73 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick81
Rnd3
Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at Round 3, Pick 17 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick109
Rnd4
Ozzy Trapilo
Nice patience on Ozzy Trapilo, who had no business lasting to the 109th overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick117
Rnd4
Shemar Stewart
Shemar Stewart in the Round 4 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick145
Rnd5
Donovan Edwards
A reasonable price with a little left over, Donovan Edwards in pick No. 145. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick149
Rnd5
Cobee Bryant
A slide stopped in No. 149, with Cobee Bryant worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick219
Rnd7
Dane Key
The board fumbled Dane Key all the way to slot 219, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick240
Rnd7
Jacobe Covington
A straight-up fair deal on Jacobe Covington at Round 7, Pick 26, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick245
Rnd7
Fentrell Cypress II
Fentrell Cypress II in the 245th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.















