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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Marshel Martin Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Marshel Martin
TE Sacramento State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Jaden Shirden Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jaden Shirden
RB Monmouth
Jeremy Moussa Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jeremy Moussa
QB Florida A&M
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE UConn
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Josiah Ezirim Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Josiah Ezirim
OL Eastern Kentucky
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C+
ValueD- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A mixed bag for the Bengals, and a C+ to match.

The Bengals looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Jeremy Moussa at the 149th overall pick regardless, 247 picks early.

Getting King where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped linebacker, which is a strange place to end up. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In No. 18 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, and a steal at that.
Pick49 Rnd2 Brenden Rice
This one needs a full-page explanation: Brenden Rice in the Round 2 slot, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Marshel Martin
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Marshel Martin. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick97 Rnd3 Maason Smith
By-the-book stuff, Maason Smith at pick No. 97 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jaden Shirden
Jaden Shirden at the 115th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jeremy Moussa
Value said wait; Jeremy Moussa in the 149th overall pick says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick194 Rnd6 Eric Watts
They talked themselves into Eric Watts at pick 194, and the board did not agree. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick214 Rnd6 Kalen King
You do not let a cornerback like Kalen King reach Round 6, Pick 39 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick224 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones at pick No. 224 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick237 Rnd7 Josiah Ezirim
They reached a country mile for Josiah Ezirim at the 237th overall pick, and the board is aghast. The roster fit checks out.