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Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall
D-
ValueB-
NeedB+
TradesF
FutureB-
The Bengals got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-. The phones were a trap the Bengals kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D-.
The Sinnott pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. The veteran additions, Roy Robertson-Harris chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and interior defensive lineman is still a hole.
Pick Analysis
Pick18
Rnd1
Taliese Fuaga
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback at fair value.
Pick24
Rnd1
Keon Coleman
In the 24th overall pick they get a matchup problem out wide. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49
Rnd2
Kalen King
Kalen King is a better player than the 49th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick80
Rnd3
Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in No. 80 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick87
Rnd3
Jalen McMillan
Jalen McMillan at slot 87 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick115
Rnd4
Ben Sinnott
A wild overpay on Ben Sinnott in pick 115, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick151
Rnd5
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
Value said wait; Zion Tupuola-Fetui in Round 5, Pick 15 says they were not listening. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick173
Rnd5
Cody Schrader
They read the board right and Cody Schrader was the payoff at pick No. 173. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick196
Rnd6
Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini at slot 196 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick226
Rnd7
Myles Jones
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Myles Jones at Round 7, Pick 6 is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick238
Rnd7
Nathaniel Watson
No drama and no debate, Nathaniel Watson went about where he belonged in the 238th pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick254
Rnd7
Demani Richardson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Demani Richardson at pick 254. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.













