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  • divadllif DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Newton should have been long gone. The Bengals pounced, and earned a B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Bengals watched Josh Newton slide 24 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

The Smith pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with linebacker and quarterback still on the board. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in pick 49 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick80 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes at pick No. 80 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick97 Rnd3 Trey Benson
A straight-up fair deal on Trey Benson at slot 97, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick115 Rnd4 Maason Smith
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went DT-EDGE with Maason Smith while clear needs at linebacker and quarterback sat open.
Pick149 Rnd5 Josh Newton
They robbed the room for Josh Newton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick194 Rnd6 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in Round 6, Pick 19 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick214 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall at No. 214 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick237 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
A tidy bit of business in the 237th pick, where Tanner McLachlan graded well above the range. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.