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Draft Selections
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C
ValueF NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Bengals get a C.

The Bengals looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Ethan Downs at the Round 4 slot regardless, 151 picks early. It washes out to a C, no better and no worse.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Warren. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it.

It is not that McLeod is a bad player; it is that the Bengals had louder needs to answer first.

So much rides on Donovan Ezeiruaku that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Donovan Ezeiruaku
In No. 17 they get a bendy edge with upside, though the board says they badly overpaid. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Somehow Tyler Warren was still sitting there in pick No. 49, and they pounced on premier tight end value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jalen McLeod
Of all the spots to shop, they chose edge rusher. Jalen McLeod in slot 81 leaves cornerback, wide receiver and other spots for later.
Pick119 Rnd4 Ethan Downs
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending Round 4, Pick 17 on Ethan Downs with cornerback, wide receiver and other spots unsolved.
Pick153 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander at pick 153 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick193 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier at the 193rd pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.