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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Marcellas Dial Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Marcellas Dial
CB South Carolina
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals won the night they stopped Dial from sliding. Grade: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Marcellas Dial slide, and the Bengals were the ones holding the card at slot 235. Highway robbery.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Somehow Troy Franklin was still sitting there in the 49th pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick80 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
Circle this one: Xavier Worthy at slot 80 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick116 Rnd4 Tyrice Knight
They took Tyrice Knight at par in No. 116, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Jarvis Brownlee Jr. at the 148th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick175 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
The board had Braelon Allen higher than pick No. 175, and the running back fell to them anyway. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jaylen Wright
They will replay Jaylen Wright at pick 196 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick235 Rnd7 Marcellas Dial
The board fumbled Marcellas Dial all the way to Round 7, Pick 15, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick252 Rnd7 Jared Wiley
You do not let a tight end like Jared Wiley reach pick No. 252 and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.