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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Ja'Had Carter Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Ja'Had Carter
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals robbed the room for Mims. Final grade: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Amarius Mims, the No. 21 name on the board, stolen at the 49th overall pick.

For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In slot 18 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Circle this one: Amarius Mims at No. 49 is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick80 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at pick No. 80 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick115 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Blake Fisher in the Round 4 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick151 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in pick 151 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick173 Rnd5 Brennan Jackson
By-the-book stuff, Brennan Jackson at the 173rd pick squarely in line with his ranking. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jared Wiley. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick238 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
They let Steele Chambers come to them and pounced at Round 7, Pick 18. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick254 Rnd7 Ja'Had Carter
The board had Ja'Had Carter higher than Round 7, Pick 34, and the safety fell to them anyway. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.