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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Ryan Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Ryan Cooper Jr.
CB Oregon State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals robbed the room for Hadden. Final grade: B-.

The Bengals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Kamal Hadden, the No. 166 name on the board, in No. 196. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 18th overall pick they get a bendy edge with upside. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
By-the-book stuff, T.J. Tampa at the 49th pick squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy at pick No. 80 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick116 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at slot 116 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick148 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten at the Round 5 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick175 Rnd5 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo in No. 175 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick196 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden in Round 6, Pick 21 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick235 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
Rasheen Ali is a better player than pick 235 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick252 Rnd7 Ryan Cooper Jr.
Ryan Cooper Jr. in the Round 7 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.