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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (CIN)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Players Gained
Head Shot
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Joe Mixon
RB
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
Grand theft in No. 194: the Bengals steal Eichenberg and grade out a D.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Bengals started one anyway for Dylan Laube, 36 picks ahead of schedule. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D is the result.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The Eichenberg steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

The DeAndre Hopkins pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In the 18th pick they get an anchor for the defensive front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Nothing to complain about; Ja'Tavion Sanders went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick49 Rnd2 Ricky Pearsall
They paid a round early for Ricky Pearsall in the 49th overall pick, more than the board wanted. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick80 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
A tidy bit of business in pick 80, where Kiran Amegadjie graded well above the range. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick97 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in the 97th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick115 Rnd4 Dylan Laube
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Dylan Laube well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
Pick149 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe at pick No. 149 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick194 Rnd6 Tommy Eichenberg
A linebacker of that caliber at No. 194 is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick214 Rnd6 Myles Harden
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Myles Harden in slot 214, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick237 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
Circle this one: Cornelius Johnson at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick247 Rnd7 Austin Reed
They read the board right and Austin Reed was the payoff at pick 247. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.