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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals let Cowing fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jacob Cowing, the 214th pick, roughly 67 picks past where he belonged. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Reaching for Kneeland left real value on the table behind him. A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In pick 18 they get an island corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Marshawn Kneeland
They left a pile of value on the table to take Marshawn Kneeland this early at slot 49. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick80 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
No drama and no debate, Michael Hall Jr. went about where he belonged in the 80th overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick97 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
No edge and no loss on Brenden Rice in Round 3, Pick 34; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick115 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
They paid sticker price for Blake Fisher in pick No. 115, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick149 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Fair-plus on Mason McCormick, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
Jase McClellan at the Round 6 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jacob Cowing
Circle this one: Jacob Cowing at the 214th pick is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick224 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan slid further than he should have, and the 224th pick is lovely value for the tight end. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick237 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
A tidy bit of business in pick 237, where Nathan Thomas graded well above the range. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick238 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman at slot 238 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.