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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Miyan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Miyan Williams
RB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Patrick Paul pick is the one that will follow the Bengals into the fall. They took him 20 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker. On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the 18th pick they get a home-run threat at receiver, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Value said wait; Patrick Paul in pick No. 49 says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
The board had cheaper options than Dominick Puni at the Round 3 slot, and it noticed. The roster fit checks out.
Pick97 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They jumped the gun on Maason Smith, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick115 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
Elijah Jones in No. 115 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick149 Rnd5 Brennan Jackson
No edge and no loss on Brennan Jackson in the 149th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick194 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III in No. 194 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick214 Rnd6 Tanner McLachlan
A tidy little value on Tanner McLachlan in Round 6, Pick 39, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick224 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor in the 224th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jordan Whittington
They went early on Jordan Whittington in the 237th overall pick, and the value did not follow. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick238 Rnd7 Miyan Williams
A conviction pick on Miyan Williams at slot 238 that the board grades a round light. It fills a real need, too.