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Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Jowon Briggs Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jowon Briggs
DT Cincinnati
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in slot 237: the Bengals steal Johnson and grade out a B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Cornelius Johnson, the No. 188 name on the board, stolen at Round 7, Pick 17.

Reaching for Briggs left real value on the table behind him. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. The roster is better shaped than it was, with tight end chief among the fixes.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
Good price on T'Vondre Sweat in the 49th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick80 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson in pick No. 80 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick97 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at slot 97 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick115 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
No edge and no loss on Matt Goncalves in the 115th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick149 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tanor Bortolini. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
They paid up for Jared Wiley at No. 194 when waiting would have done the job. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick214 Rnd6 Solomon Byrd
They reached a country mile for Solomon Byrd at the Round 6 slot, and the board is aghast. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jowon Briggs
A real head-scratcher, Jowon Briggs in the 224th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick237 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson in the 237th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick238 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Taking Garret Greenfield in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.