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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Bengals: B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Bengals took Miles Frazier a full 44 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Campbell. Interior defensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a rangy last line of defense. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
They let Jihaad Campbell come to them and pounced at pick No. 49. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick81 Rnd3 Ashton Gillotte
They liked Ashton Gillotte enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 81. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick118 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Joshua Farmer. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick154 Rnd5 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II in the Round 5 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick195 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier at the 195th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.