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JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CIN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (CIN)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Bengals let Gould fall and pounced. Final grade: D.

The Bengals lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again.

Gould at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. With interior defensive lineman, linebacker and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on DT-EDGE is the choice that costs them. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick 18 they get an anchor for the offensive line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In slot 23 they get a cornerstone up front, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell in the 49th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A reasonable price with a little left over, Cooper Beebe in the Round 3 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick86 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Cade Stover at pick No. 86 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick114 Rnd4 Maason Smith
Of all the spots to shop, they chose DT-EDGE. Maason Smith in No. 114 leaves interior defensive lineman, linebacker and other spots for later.
Pick148 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade is a better player than Round 5, Pick 12 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick193 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
A straight-up fair deal on Joe Milton III at the 193rd pick, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick208 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
No drama and no debate, Josh Proctor went about where he belonged in pick 208. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick214 Rnd6 Anthony Gould
Anthony Gould in No. 214 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.