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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bengals and Smith: B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Tykee Smith tumbling to the Bengals in pick 175 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. They are betting Holker proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In No. 18 they get a long-term starter on the line. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
By-the-book stuff, Ruke Orhorhoro at pick No. 49 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick80 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Good price on Xavier Legette in pick 80, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick116 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Nothing to complain about; Isaac Guerendo went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick148 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
The board had cheaper options than Dallin Holker at slot 148, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick175 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
They barely believed it either: Tykee Smith still on the board at the Round 5 slot. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick196 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
They paid sticker price for Drake Nugent in the 196th pick, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick235 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
No edge and no loss on Trevin Wallace in Round 7, Pick 15; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick252 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
They will replay Sheridan Jones at pick 252 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.