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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CIN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CIN)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (CIN)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (CIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
R.J. Oben Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
R.J. Oben
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
R.J. Oben Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DEN)
R.J. Oben
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA-
The Bengals worked the phones like thieves and earned a A-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Bengals started one anyway for R.J. Oben, 214 picks ahead of schedule. Just about everything broke right, and the A- follows.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Brooks. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Bottom line, with Emeka Egbuka leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick30 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In No. 30 they get a weapon on the perimeter at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
A clean, defensible pick in the 49th pick with a little surplus value in Benjamin Morrison. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick56 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Aireontae Ersery in the Round 2 slot. It fills a real need, too.
Pick81 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Nice patience on Andrew Mukuba, who had no business lasting to pick No. 81. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick97 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Mason Taylor at slot 97 is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick118 Rnd4 Rylie Mills
Rylie Mills at the 118th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick131 Rnd4 Vernon Broughton
A big swing on Vernon Broughton at pick 131, well ahead of any board in the building. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick154 Rnd5 Connor Colby
They reached a country mile for Connor Colby at No. 154, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
They will replay Cam Skattebo at pick No. 161 for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick193 Rnd6 R.J. Oben
They talked themselves into R.J. Oben at slot 193, and the board did not agree. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick195 Rnd6 Tahj Brooks
You do not let a running back like Tahj Brooks reach Round 6, Pick 17 and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.