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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CIN)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CIN)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (ARI)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Players Gained
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Joey Bosa
EDGE
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Jadeveon Clowney
LB
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Diontae Johnson
WR
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Israel Mukuamu
CB
Players traded away
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Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Bengals to a D+.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Theo Johnson in Round 4, Pick 6, a good 30 spots before the room expected him.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want.

The James pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and linebacker is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get a true top target at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Fair-plus on Cooper Beebe, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick90 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Somehow Patrick Paul was still sitting there in slot 90, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick93 Rnd3 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo at pick No. 93 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick106 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson in the 106th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick116 Rnd4 DJ James
The board fumbled DJ James all the way to No. 116, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.