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    Bengals
Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Jaden Crumedy Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jaden Crumedy
DT Mississippi State
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Bengals.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Bengals spent the 149th pick on Erick All, a name the board had a full 54 spots lower. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Milton III at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get protection for the quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. at slot 49 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick80 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni in the Round 3 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick97 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson slipping to pick No. 97 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick115 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
The board fumbled Kris Abrams-Draine all the way to the 115th pick, and they scooped it up. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick149 Rnd5 Erick All
A wild overpay on Erick All in No. 149, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jaden Crumedy
A real head-scratcher, Jaden Crumedy in pick No. 194 is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick214 Rnd6 Garret Greenfield
Garret Greenfield in the 214th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick224 Rnd7 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs at Round 7, Pick 4 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick237 Rnd7 Joe Milton III
They will replay Joe Milton III at the 237th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
Jalen Coker in the Round 7 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.