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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Jowon Briggs Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jowon Briggs
DT Cincinnati
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in No. 194 lands the Bengals a B, King and all.

Somebody in slot 194 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bengals sat still while Kalen King, the No. 139 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

They are betting Briggs proves the room right and everyone else wrong. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a building block for the line, and a steal at that.
Pick49 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims at the 49th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick80 Rnd3 Ruke Orhorhoro
A quiet steal in pick No. 80: Ruke Orhorhoro for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick97 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Michael Hall Jr. in pick 97. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick115 Rnd4 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan at the 115th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
They read the board right and Jaylin Simpson was the payoff at slot 149. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick194 Rnd6 Kalen King
Circle this one: Kalen King at No. 194 is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
Jase McClellan in the Round 6 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jha'Quan Jackson
Taking Jha'Quan Jackson in No. 224 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jowon Briggs
Value said wait; Jowon Briggs in pick No. 237 says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick238 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson at the 238th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.