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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Players traded away
Head Shot
Trey Hendrickson
DE
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Bengals got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-.

The Bengals looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Chris Paul Jr. at No. 49 regardless, 31 picks early. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D- is the result.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. It is not that Rucker is a bad player; it is that the Bengals had louder needs to answer first. That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a potential shutdown corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Chris Paul Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Chris Paul Jr. in the 49th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick81 Rnd3 Ashton Gillotte
They paid a round early for Ashton Gillotte in pick 81, more than the board wanted. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick102 Rnd3 Jamaree Caldwell
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jamaree Caldwell in slot 102, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick119 Rnd4 Kaimon Rucker
A want over a need in pick No. 119: Kaimon Rucker adds an edge rusher while tight end, wide receiver and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick153 Rnd5 Quincy Riley
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Quincy Riley. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick193 Rnd6 R.J. Mickens
They left a pile of value on the table to take R.J. Mickens this early at pick 193. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.