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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (CIN)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (CIN)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Picks Received
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DET)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (SF)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
Players Gained
Head Shot
Roschon Johnson
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Bengals robbed the room for Jones. Final grade: D.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Khristian Boyd at the 148th pick is 31 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. That Jones pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and interior defensive lineman is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
They did well to land Amarius Mims in the 29th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick49 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
They barely believed it either: Brian Thomas Jr. still on the board at No. 49. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick61 Rnd2 Christian Haynes
They paid sticker price for Christian Haynes in pick 61, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick80 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 3 slot with a little surplus value in Calen Bullock. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick92 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 92nd pick is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick116 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at Round 4, Pick 16 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick148 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
Khristian Boyd in the Round 5 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick176 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jared Wiley well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick196 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at pick 196 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick235 Rnd7 Elijah Jones
Elijah Jones at slot 235 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick249 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
They let Trevin Wallace come to them and pounced at No. 249. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick252 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kimani Vidal at the 252nd overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.