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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (CIN)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
McConkey should have been long gone. The Bengals pounced, and earned a D.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Ladd McConkey got past him. The Bengals do not have to explain a thing at Round 5, Pick 12. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 18th overall pick they get a go-to option on the outside, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term starter on the line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold in pick No. 49 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick50 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Ja'Tavion Sanders in Round 2, Pick 18. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick53 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at No. 53 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
You do not let a wide receiver like Malachi Corley reach the 80th pick and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick116 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Fair-plus on Braelon Allen, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick148 Rnd5 Ladd McConkey
Ladd McConkey at pick 148 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick175 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Taking Nehemiah Pritchett in the 175th pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.