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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Bengals spent the 149th overall pick on Jared Wiley, a name the board had a full 57 spots lower. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They left with tight end solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In slot 18 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
A reach on Kingsley Suamataia in pick 49; the board had better options right there. It fills a real need, too.
Pick80 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at pick No. 80 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jalen McMillan
No drama and no debate, Jalen McMillan went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 34. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick115 Rnd4 Maason Smith
Maason Smith in the 115th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley at No. 149 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.