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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The tape said wait; the Bengals did not. Taulia Tagovailoa went at pick No. 238, a good 52 picks before the board was ready. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Tyler Guyton
In No. 18 they get a long-term starter on the line, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
Ruke Orhorhoro in slot 49 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick80 Rnd3 James Williams
James Williams at pick No. 80 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick97 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
By-the-book stuff, Brenden Rice at the 97th pick squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
A tidy little value on Jarvis Brownlee Jr. in Round 4, Pick 15, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaheim Bell well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick194 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
They left a pile of value on the table to take Javontae Jean-Baptiste this early at the Round 6 slot. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick214 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
They paid up for Frank Gore Jr. at the 214th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. The roster fit checks out.
Pick224 Rnd7 Darius Muasau
They talked themselves into Darius Muasau at pick No. 224, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick237 Rnd7 Tylan Grable
Tylan Grable at No. 237 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
They reached into another round for Taulia Tagovailoa, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.