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JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Bengals: B-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Tahj Washington at the 254th overall pick, a reach of 126 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

That Coleman pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Tight end was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick No. 18 they get an anchor for the offensive line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman at No. 49 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick80 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson at the 80th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick115 Rnd4 Cade Stover
Cade Stover in Round 4, Pick 15 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick151 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
By-the-book stuff, Ben Sinnott at pick 151 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick173 Rnd5 Christian Jones
They liked Christian Jones enough to skip the value, taking him in the 173rd pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick196 Rnd6 Darius Muasau
A straight-up fair deal on Darius Muasau at the 196th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jaylen Wright
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaylen Wright well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick254 Rnd7 Tahj Washington
They reached a country mile for Tahj Washington at the 254th pick, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.