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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on Bullock: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Calen Bullock, the Round 3 slot, roughly 33 picks past where he belonged.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Sweat reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 18th pick they get a long-term starter on the line. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They went early on T'Vondre Sweat in pick No. 49, and the value did not follow. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick80 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
They barely believed it either: Calen Bullock still on the board at Round 3, Pick 16. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick115 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
They paid sticker price for Darius Robinson in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell at slot 151 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick173 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
The board fumbled Braelon Allen all the way to No. 173, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick196 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand in pick 196 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus in the 238th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick254 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
A cornerback of that caliber at the Round 7 slot is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.