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  • austinrwilliams2005 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Bengals: B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Bengals took Luke Kandra a full 33 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
No edge and no loss on Mykel Williams in No. 17; it is a wash and a sensible one. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick49 Rnd2 Trey Amos
Trey Amos in the 49th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick81 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
A conviction pick on Kevin Winston Jr. at the 81st pick that the board grades a round light. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick119 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra in pick 119 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.