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    Bengals
Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on Belton: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Anthony Belton got past him. The Bengals do not have to explain a thing at the 153rd pick. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
They did well to land James Pearce Jr. in the 17th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in pick 49 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick81 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Somehow Kaleb Johnson was still sitting there in the Round 3 slot, and they pounced on premier running back value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick119 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Circle this one: Andrew Mukuba at slot 119 is a fall that decides a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick153 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
Taking Anthony Belton in the 153rd pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick193 Rnd6 Tahj Brooks
By-the-book stuff, Tahj Brooks at No. 193 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.