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Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall
C+
ValueC
NeedC+
TradesB-
FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Bengals: C+. Priorities are a choice, and the Bengals made a strange one, taking Jack Sawyer at edge rusher in the 49th overall pick with cornerback, tight end and other spots crying out for the pick instead. Call it a C+ and check back in two years.
Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Every board in the league had Umanmielen lower, and that gap is the story.
So much rides on Princely Umanmielen that the real verdict is a season or two away.
Pick Analysis
Pick17
Rnd1
Princely Umanmielen
They went early on Princely Umanmielen in the Round 1 slot, and the value did not follow. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick49
Rnd2
Jack Sawyer
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Jack Sawyer at edge rusher with cornerback, tight end and other spots open.


