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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Bengals, and a B- to prove it.

The Bengals treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick No. 252 on Tanner McLachlan a full 38 spots early.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
No edge and no loss on Amarius Mims in Round 1, Pick 18; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in the 49th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at pick 80 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick116 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
A premium they did not need to pay, Tommy Eichenberg a notch or two before his time. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Nice patience on Kamal Hadden, who had no business lasting to No. 148. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick175 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
A straight-up fair deal on Roger Rosengarten at the 175th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick196 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
They paid sticker price for Josh Proctor in the Round 6 slot, and that is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jha'Quan Jackson
The board had Jha'Quan Jackson higher than No. 235, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick252 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan at the 252nd pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.