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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CIN)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Bengals won the night they stopped Dixon from sliding. Grade: D.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Bengals, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. It grades a D, and the process earned it.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Dixon. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Sinnott reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
In No. 18 they get a long-term starter on the line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
The board had Byron Murphy II higher than the Round 2 slot, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick49 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
The board fumbled Cooper DeJean all the way to pick 49, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick80 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
They robbed the room for Xavier Worthy here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick101 Rnd4 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at pick No. 101 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
They paid a round early for Ben Sinnott in Round 4, Pick 15, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick149 Rnd5 Maason Smith
Circle this one: Maason Smith at pick 149 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jacob Cowing
A wide receiver of that caliber at Round 6, Pick 19 is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick214 Rnd6 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha in No. 214 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick224 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
A quiet steal in slot 224: Nathaniel Watson for less than the market said. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick237 Rnd7 Caedan Wallace
They will replay Caedan Wallace at the 237th pick for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick238 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon at pick No. 238 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.