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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Bengals: B-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Bengals reached some 36 spots for Jared Wiley, and value like that does not grow back. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

That Corley pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
They let Olumuyiwa Fashanu come to them and pounced at the 18th pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick49 Rnd2 Michael Hall Jr.
A wild overpay on Michael Hall Jr. in Round 2, Pick 17, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They left a pile of value on the table to take Cooper Beebe this early at No. 80. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick115 Rnd4 Malachi Corley
They robbed the room for Malachi Corley here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick151 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
Steal is underselling it; Sataoa Laumea at the 151st overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick173 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Chau Smith-Wade at the Round 5 slot is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick196 Rnd6 Bryson Nesbit
They took Bryson Nesbit at par in the 196th pick, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick238 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson at the 238th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick254 Rnd7 Jared Wiley
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jared Wiley well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.