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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Xzavier Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CIN)
Xzavier Henderson
WR Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (IND)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (IND)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (WSH)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Xzavier Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (WSH)
Xzavier Henderson
WR Cincinnati
Players traded away
Head Shot
Germaine Pratt
LB
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Trey Hendrickson
DE
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Larceny in the Round 7 slot lands the Bengals a D, Thornton Jr. and all.

You could see the war room lean forward. Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 236 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D is the result.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The Cross III reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In pick No. 17 they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick29 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get a run-stuffing presence up front at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
Jonah Savaiinaea in the 49th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick81 Rnd3 Zy Alexander
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Zy Alexander at slot 81 is the proof. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick117 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
They will replay Barrett Carter at pick 117 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick119 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in No. 119 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick151 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Steal is underselling it; Lathan Ransom at the 151st pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick153 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Circle this one: Malachi Moore at Round 5, Pick 15 is a fall that decides a draft. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick189 Rnd6 Connor Colby
They read the board right and Connor Colby was the payoff at slot 189. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick193 Rnd6 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III at the 193rd pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
They barely believed it either: Jay Higgins still on the board at Round 6, Pick 29. The roster fit checks out.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jarquez Hunter
They let Jarquez Hunter come to them and pounced at No. 232. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick236 Rnd7 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They robbed the room for Dont'e Thornton Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick248 Rnd7 Xzavier Henderson
They talked themselves into Xzavier Henderson at pick No. 248, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.