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  • Thomas82 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
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
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Jowon Briggs Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jowon Briggs
DT Cincinnati
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bengals a B-.

The Bengals treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick 214 on Omar Speights a full 127 spots early.

That McClellan pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick No. 18 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in the 49th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul at the 80th overall pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick97 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Johnny Wilson this early at No. 97. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick115 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara in slot 115 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick149 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
A real head-scratcher, Tanor Bortolini in Round 5, Pick 13 is miles ahead of his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
The board had cheaper options than Jared Wiley at slot 194, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick214 Rnd6 Omar Speights
Value said wait; Omar Speights in pick 214 says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jowon Briggs
Jowon Briggs at pick No. 224 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jase McClellan
Jase McClellan in the 237th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.
Pick238 Rnd7 Myles Harden
Steal is underselling it; Myles Harden at Round 7, Pick 18 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.