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  • marcosxfern DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Bengals: B-.

Nobody else had Miles Frazier anywhere near the Round 6 slot. The Bengals did, by 47 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Tight end was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a disruptive interior force. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Nothing to complain about; Xavier Watts went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick81 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. at No. 81 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick118 Rnd4 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland at the 118th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick154 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
Mitchell Evans at pick 154 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick195 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
They talked themselves into Miles Frazier at the Round 6 slot, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.