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    Bengals
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
DL Texas
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Baylor Cupp Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Baylor Cupp
TE Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Bengals bet big and early on Baylor Cupp, 110 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The Smith-Wade steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a cornerstone up front. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They liked T'Vondre Sweat enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 49. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick80 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 80 with a little surplus value in Christian Haynes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
The board had Jaden Hicks higher than the 115th pick, and the safety fell to them anyway. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick151 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
By-the-book stuff, Braelon Allen at the 151st overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick173 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade at pick 173 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick196 Rnd6 AJ Barner
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing AJ Barner in slot 196. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick238 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
A tidy bit of business in the 238th overall pick, where Joshua Cephus graded well above the range. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick254 Rnd7 Baylor Cupp
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Baylor Cupp. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.