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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Kyle Hergel Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Kyle Hergel
OG Boston College
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Kyle Hergel pick is the one that will follow the Bengals into the fall. They took him 120 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

On value alone, Vaki makes the weekend a net positive. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
Olumuyiwa Fashanu in No. 18 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick49 Rnd2 DeWayne Carter
They reached into another round for DeWayne Carter, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
Taking Xavier Worthy in the Round 3 slot is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick97 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at slot 97 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick115 Rnd4 Dallin Holker
This one needs a full-page explanation: Dallin Holker in the 115th overall pick, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick149 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
Khristian Boyd at the 149th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick194 Rnd6 Sione Vaki
They will replay Sione Vaki at No. 194 for years; that is how good the value is. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick214 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
A quiet steal in the 214th overall pick: Curtis Jacobs for less than the market said. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick224 Rnd7 Kyle Hergel
Kyle Hergel in pick 224 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick237 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman at Round 7, Pick 17 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Pick238 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at pick No. 238 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.