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Draft Selections
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Evan Prater Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Evan Prater
WR Cincinnati
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D+
ValueF NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Back to the drawing board for the Bengals: D+.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Bengals would have aced it. Evan Prater at No. 119 is 351 spots clear of where he belonged. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D+ is the result.

The Harmon pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it.

On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and tight end is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Que Robinson
In the Round 1 slot they get a bendy edge with upside, a steep price for the projection. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Aeneas Peebles
They talked themselves into Aeneas Peebles at pick No. 49, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick81 Rnd3 Travis Hunter
A cornerback of that caliber at pick 81 is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick119 Rnd4 Evan Prater
They reached a country mile for Evan Prater at the 119th pick, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick153 Rnd5 Derrick Harmon
Derrick Harmon at the 153rd overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick193 Rnd6 Tyler Baron
Tyler Baron in slot 193 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Stacking talent where they were already deep.