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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (CIN)
Rod Moore
DB Michigan
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (CIN)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Riley Leonard
QB Duke
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Received
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (GB)
Rod Moore
DB Michigan
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (GB)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Players traded away
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Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Bengals won the night they stopped Leonard from sliding. Grade: D-.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Bengals did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. It is not that Moore is a bad player; it is that the Bengals had louder needs to answer first.

They are betting Stover proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They banked enough surplus on Leonard to cover a lot of smaller sins.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 JC Latham
In No. 17 they get a long-term starter on the line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Johnny Wilson
In the 24th pick they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II in Round 2, Pick 17 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick82 Rnd3 Rod Moore
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick No. 82 on Rod Moore with cornerback, tight end and other spots unsolved.
Pick117 Rnd4 Cade Stover
A want over a need in slot 117: Cade Stover adds a TE-EDGE while cornerback, tight end and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick135 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in pick 135 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick154 Rnd5 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd in the 154th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick173 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
They paid sticker price for Ainias Smith in pick 173, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick195 Rnd6 Riley Leonard
You do not let a quarterback like Riley Leonard reach Round 6, Pick 20 and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
Pick238 Rnd7 Landon Jackson
Landon Jackson slid further than he should have, and slot 238 is lovely value for the edge rusher. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick254 Rnd7 Zion Nelson
No drama and no debate, Zion Nelson went about where he belonged in the Round 7 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.