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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Bengals: B-.

Nobody else had Hayden Conner anywhere near pick No. 193. The Bengals did, by 61 spots, and that gap is the whole story. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Getting Ferguson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In slot 17 they get a downhill hitter at safety. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
No drama and no debate, JT Tuimoloau went about where he belonged in pick 49. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick81 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker in the 81st pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick119 Rnd4 Cody Simon
No edge and no loss on Cody Simon in Round 4, Pick 17; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick153 Rnd5 Terrance Ferguson
A tight end of that caliber at the 153rd overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick193 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
A wild overpay on Hayden Conner in pick No. 193, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A need, and now a little less of one.