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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Bengals watched Malachi Corley slide 30 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

They are betting Beebe proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry in the 18th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick49 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
They reached into another round for Byron Murphy II, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
This one needs a full-page explanation: Cooper Beebe in No. 80, miles early. It fills a real need, too.
Pick115 Rnd4 Malachi Corley
Somehow Malachi Corley was still sitting there in Round 4, Pick 15, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick151 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ben Sinnott. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jawhar Jordan
A big swing on Jawhar Jordan at slot 173, well ahead of any board in the building. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick196 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten at the 196th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
They barely believed it either: Dwight McGlothern still on the board at the 238th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick254 Rnd7 Walter Rouse
No edge and no loss on Walter Rouse in pick 254; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.