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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CIN)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (MIN)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB
The Bengals won the night they stopped Emmanwori from sliding. Grade: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Nick Emmanwori tumbling to the Bengals in the 58th overall pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Reaching for Kiser left real value on the table behind him. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. The Emmanwori pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at cornerback and quarterback.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick No. 25 they get a disruptive interior force. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
A reasonable price with a little left over, Xavier Watts in Round 2, Pick 17. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick58 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
They bypassed pressing needs at cornerback and quarterback to take Nick Emmanwori, a safety that was not the priority.
Pick97 Rnd3 Ashton Gillotte
By-the-book stuff, Ashton Gillotte at the 97th pick squarely in line with his ranking. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jordan James
Good price on Jordan James in the 119th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick139 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
You do not let an offensive lineman like Anthony Belton reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.
Pick153 Rnd5 Jack Kiser
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jack Kiser this early at No. 153. The roster fit checks out.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jake Briningstool
Jake Briningstool at slot 166 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick193 Rnd6 Antwane Wells Jr.
No drama and no debate, Antwane Wells Jr. went about where he belonged in pick 193. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.