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Draft Selections
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

The Jaheim Bell selection is the head-turner. The Bengals reached 55 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The Jones value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy at pick 49 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jaheim Bell
A wild overpay on Jaheim Bell in No. 80, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick115 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea in the 115th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
They paid sticker price for Jaylen Wright in the 151st pick, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
They took Jordan Jefferson at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick196 Rnd6 Rasheen Ali
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Rasheen Ali at Round 6, Pick 21. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick238 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
They barely believed it either: Sheridan Jones still on the board at slot 238. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick254 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
They let Eric Gentry come to them and pounced at the 254th overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.