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Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall
B-
ValueB
NeedB
TradesB-
FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Bengals. You can hear the double-takes from here. The Bengals took Aeneas Peebles at pick No. 119, roughly 25 spots before his name belonged.
The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. That is an interior defensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.
Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Pick Analysis
Pick17
Rnd1
Tetairoa McMillan
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a No. 1 receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49
Rnd2
T.J. Sanders
A slide stopped in slot 49, with T.J. Sanders worth more than the price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick81
Rnd3
Ashton Gillotte
They jumped the gun on Ashton Gillotte, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick119
Rnd4
Aeneas Peebles
They reached into another round for Aeneas Peebles, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick153
Rnd5
Barryn Sorrell
Barryn Sorrell in No. 153 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick193
Rnd6
Jalen McLeod
Jalen McLeod in the Round 6 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.






