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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CIN)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (CIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (PHI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (PHI)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (PHI)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (PHI)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Traded
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (PHI)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
James Bradberry
CB
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesA- FutureB-
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on Mondon Jr.: B.

The Bengals did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Smael Mondon Jr. fell into the 192nd overall pick. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The Kandra reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.

The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
In pick 17 they get a problem off the edge. More want than need.
Pick62 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Circle this one: Jalon Walker at the 62nd overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick81 Rnd3 Luke Kandra
They reached into another round for Luke Kandra, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott at the 94th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Taking Jake Majors in Round 4, Pick 17 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick133 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
They barely believed it either: TreVeyon Henderson still on the board at slot 133. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick152 Rnd5 Kyren Lacy
Somehow Kyren Lacy was still sitting there in No. 152, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick165 Rnd5 Tahj Brooks
You do not let a running back like Tahj Brooks reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick192 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in Round 6, Pick 17 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.