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Draft Selections
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CIN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Jowon Briggs Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jowon Briggs
DT Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD-
The Bengals let Dixon fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

Somebody in pick No. 237 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bengals sat still while Johnny Dixon, the No. 192 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They are betting Davis proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick49 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier in the 49th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick86 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher at pick No. 86 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Pick97 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
A reach for Leonard Taylor III in slot 97; a little patience would have been rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jamari Thrash
Jamari Thrash at pick 115 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick123 Rnd4 Isaiah Davis
A big swing on Isaiah Davis at No. 123, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick188 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
The board fumbled Dwight McGlothern all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick194 Rnd6 Erick All
They paid a round early for Erick All in Round 6, Pick 19, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick214 Rnd6 Edefuan Ulofoshio
A real head-scratcher, Edefuan Ulofoshio in the 214th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick224 Rnd7 Tahj Washington
Steal is underselling it; Tahj Washington at pick 224 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick237 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
They will replay Johnny Dixon at pick No. 237 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jowon Briggs
Jowon Briggs at No. 238 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.