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Draft Selections
Chris Cole Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CIN)
Chris Cole
LB Georgia
Kewan Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kewan Lacy
RB Ole Miss
Jaylen McClain Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jaylen McClain
S Ohio State
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
John Nestor Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (CIN)
John Nestor
CB Minnesota
Marquise Lightfoot Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (CIN)
Marquise Lightfoot
DL-EDGE Miami
Griffin Wilde Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CIN)
Griffin Wilde
WR Northwestern
Dylan Raiola Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dylan Raiola
QB Oregon
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedC TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Bengals: C+.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Bengals shredded theirs for Marquise Lightfoot. He came off 78 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

The Pieper steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The Lacy pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with tight end and interior defensive lineman still on the board.

That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Hit on Chris Cole and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Chris Cole
In the Round 1 slot they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece. More want than need.
Pick56 Rnd2 Kewan Lacy
A curious use of pick No. 56. Tight end and interior defensive lineman needed the pick; a running back in Kewan Lacy did not.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jaylen McClain
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending No. 87 on Jaylen McClain with tight end and interior defensive lineman unsolved.
Pick99 Rnd3 Kade Pieper
Kade Pieper at pick 99 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick126 Rnd4 John Nestor
John Nestor at slot 126 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The roster fit checks out.
Pick162 Rnd5 Marquise Lightfoot
They left a pile of value on the table to take Marquise Lightfoot this early at Round 5, Pick 23. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick203 Rnd6 Griffin Wilde
Griffin Wilde at No. 203 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick244 Rnd7 Dylan Raiola
This one needs a full-page explanation: Dylan Raiola in the 244th pick, miles early. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.