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Njoku to the Bengals

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Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CLE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CLE)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
David Njoku
TE
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Coleman should have been long gone. The Bengals pounced, and earned a B+.

The Bengals did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Keon Coleman fell into pick 80.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In No. 18 they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick54 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
By-the-book stuff, Kingsley Suamataia at Round 2, Pick 22 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick80 Rnd3 Keon Coleman
They will replay Keon Coleman at slot 80 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick116 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
They paid sticker price for Sataoa Laumea in the 116th overall pick, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
A reach for Kitan Oladapo in the Round 5 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick175 Rnd5 Johnny Dixon
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Johnny Dixon. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.