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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Keaton Bills Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Keaton Bills
OG Utah
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Tayvion Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tayvion Robinson
WR Kentucky
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in No. 235 lands the Bengals a B-, Hardy and all.

You build a draft on nights like this. Daequan Hardy had no business being available in the 235th overall pick, and the Bengals did the only sane thing and turned in the card. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

They will need Bills to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped linebacker, which is a strange place to end up.

Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
By-the-book stuff, T'Vondre Sweat at pick No. 49 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick80 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Good price on Xavier Legette in Round 3, Pick 16, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick116 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Theo Johnson. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick148 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade slid further than he should have, and the 148th pick is lovely value for the cornerback. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at No. 175 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick196 Rnd6 Keaton Bills
Keaton Bills at pick 196 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick235 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
The board fumbled Daequan Hardy all the way to slot 235, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick252 Rnd7 Tayvion Robinson
Somehow Tayvion Robinson was still sitting there in slot 252, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.