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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
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The Bengals won the night they stopped Judkins from sliding. Grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Bengals were there to profit. Quinshon Judkins, the No. 70 name on the board, should have been long gone before Round 5, Pick 15.

Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick No. 17 they get a wrecking ball inside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Circle this one: Tyler Warren at the 49th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick81 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Demetrius Knight Jr. at Round 3, Pick 17 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick118 Rnd4 Tate Ratledge
You do not let an offensive lineman like Tate Ratledge reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick154 Rnd5 Quinshon Judkins
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Quinshon Judkins in No. 154, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick195 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
They barely believed it either: Ollie Gordon II still on the board at pick 195. It fills a real need, too.