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  • Papagaff DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Gordon II should have been long gone. The Bengals pounced, and earned a B.

Call it larceny. Ollie Gordon II sat on the board until the Round 6 slot, and the Bengals did not need to be asked twice. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Every board in the league had Gadsden II lower, and that gap is the story. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get an island corner at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
The board had cheaper options than Alfred Collins at the Round 2 slot, and it noticed. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick81 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
A slide stopped in slot 81, with Tate Ratledge worth more than the price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick118 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Smael Mondon Jr. in No. 118. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick154 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in pick No. 154 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick195 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II at pick 195 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.