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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (NO)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyrann Mathieu
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Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
Cowing should have been long gone. The Bengals pounced, and earned a B+.

The Bengals did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jacob Cowing fell into the 175th overall pick. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The cost of the Tagovailoa reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In pick 18 they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at the Round 2 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cade Stover
No drama and no debate, Cade Stover went about where he belonged in slot 80. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kalen King
A slide stopped in No. 148, with Kalen King worth more than the price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing in the 175th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick196 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
They reached a country mile for Josh Proctor at the 196th overall pick, and the board is aghast. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick235 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Frank Gore Jr. at pick No. 235 is the proof. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick252 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
A real head-scratcher, Taulia Tagovailoa in Round 7, Pick 32 is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.