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    Bengals
Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Jowon Briggs Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jowon Briggs
DT Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Bengals took Joshua Cephus at slot 224, roughly 40 spots before his name belonged. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Milton pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
In slot 18 they get a blindside protector at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at pick 49 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick80 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker is a better player than the Round 3 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick97 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Maason Smith in the 97th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick115 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
A reach on Mohamed Kamara in No. 115; the board had better options right there. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick149 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tommy Eichenberg in Round 5, Pick 13. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick194 Rnd6 Trey Knox
They talked themselves into Trey Knox at No. 194, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick214 Rnd6 Kendall Milton
Kendall Milton in pick No. 214 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick224 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
This one needs a full-page explanation: Joshua Cephus in the 224th pick, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick237 Rnd7 Solomon Byrd
They reached into another round for Solomon Byrd, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jowon Briggs
Value said wait; Jowon Briggs in slot 238 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.