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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CIN)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CIN)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Bilhal Kone Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Bilhal Kone
CB Western Michigan
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CIN)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (GB)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DEN)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DEN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (DEN)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Players Gained
Head Shot
Troy Franklin
WR
Head Shot
Trent Sherfield
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
The Bengals worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

The Bengals torched the value chart for Bilhal Kone, taking him 38 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Spending an early pick on edge rusher with offensive lineman, linebacker and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

Good work on the whole, with offensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In slot 20 they get a two-high chess piece. More want than need.
Pick54 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
A straight-up fair deal on Alfred Collins at pick No. 54, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick81 Rnd3 Ashton Gillotte
Ashton Gillotte at Round 3, Pick 17 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick119 Rnd4 Tory Horton
Nice patience on Tory Horton, who had no business lasting to the Round 4 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick122 Rnd4 Terrance Ferguson
Terrance Ferguson is a better player than No. 122 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick124 Rnd4 Kaimon Rucker
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Kaimon Rucker at edge rusher with offensive lineman, linebacker and other spots open.
Pick153 Rnd5 Ty Robinson
Ty Robinson in Round 5, Pick 15 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick193 Rnd6 Bilhal Kone
Bilhal Kone at slot 193 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick197 Rnd6 Robert Longerbeam
Robert Longerbeam in the 197th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.