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    Bengals
Draft Selections
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Joshua Josephs Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CIN)
Joshua Josephs
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CIN)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Makhi Hughes Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CIN)
Makhi Hughes
RB Oregon
Amare Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CIN)
Amare Campbell
LB Penn State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Bengals: C+.

Priorities are a choice, and the Bengals made a strange one, taking Joshua Josephs at edge rusher in slot 42 with tight end, interior defensive lineman and other spots crying out for the pick instead.

They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Height at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The cost of the Overton reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Job largely done: cornerback settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Hit on LT Overton and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 LT Overton
In No. 10 they get a disruptor off the edge, even if it was a touch early. Need was not the driver here.
Pick42 Rnd2 Joshua Josephs
A surprising call. With tight end, interior defensive lineman and other spots still to address, they spent No. 42 on Joshua Josephs, an edge rusher they were not short of.
Pick74 Rnd3 Romello Height
They bypassed pressing needs at tight end, interior defensive lineman and other spots to take Romello Height, an edge rusher that was not the priority.
Pick110 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
No edge and no loss on D'Angelo Ponds in pick No. 110; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick191 Rnd6 Evan Stewart
A straight-up fair deal on Evan Stewart at slot 191, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick204 Rnd6 Makhi Hughes
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Makhi Hughes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick225 Rnd7 Amare Campbell
Amare Campbell in the 225th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.