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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Nobody else had Carson Steele anywhere near pick No. 237. The Bengals did, by 76 spots, and that gap is the whole story. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. Fashanu falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

They left with tight end solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
They read the board right and Olumuyiwa Fashanu was the payoff at the 18th pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick49 Rnd2 Malachi Corley
No drama and no debate, Malachi Corley went about where he belonged in pick No. 49. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick80 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
They took Brandon Dorlus at par in the 80th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick97 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
A straight-up fair deal on Brenden Rice at Round 3, Pick 34, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick115 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
Tyler Davis at slot 115 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick149 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha in No. 149 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jared Wiley. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick214 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
No edge and no loss on Michael Barrett in the 214th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick237 Rnd7 Carson Steele
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Carson Steele. The roster fit checks out.