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Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals robbed the room for Starks. Final grade: B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Malaki Starks got past him. The Bengals do not have to explain a thing at slot 49. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain. If Cornelius pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
In pick No. 17 they get a double-digit-sack hope, reach and all.
Pick49 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
They will replay Malaki Starks at No. 49 for years; that is how good the value is. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick81 Rnd3 Charles Grant
Charles Grant in slot 81 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick119 Rnd4 Xavier Restrepo
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Xavier Restrepo in pick 119. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick153 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius at the Round 5 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
A conviction pick on Jay Higgins at the 193rd overall pick that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.