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Draft Selections
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on Alexander: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Darius Alexander had no business being available in Round 5, Pick 15, and the Bengals did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The Campbell reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jihaad Campbell
In pick No. 17 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick49 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Aireontae Ersery. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick81 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
No edge and no loss on Andrew Mukuba in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick119 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Cam Skattebo in No. 119, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick153 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
They barely believed it either: Darius Alexander still on the board at pick 153. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser slipping to Round 6, Pick 17 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.