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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
Isaiah Neyor Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Isaiah Neyor
WR Texas
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Bengals robbed the room for Neyor. Final grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Isaiah Neyor got past him. The Bengals do not have to explain a thing at No. 254. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

If Bell pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
A tidy bit of business in slot 24, where Dallas Turner graded well above the range. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette is a better player than pick 49 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick56 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tyler Guyton in the 56th pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick80 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
The board had Mekhi Wingo higher than Round 3, Pick 16, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
A real head-scratcher, Jaheim Bell in the 115th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick151 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
They paid sticker price for Braelon Allen in No. 151, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick173 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
Keith Randolph Jr. in the Round 5 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick196 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade in pick No. 196 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jalen Green
They barely believed it either: Jalen Green still on the board at pick 238. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick254 Rnd7 Isaiah Neyor
Circle this one: Isaiah Neyor at the 254th pick is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.