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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals robbed the room for Pierce. Final grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Hollin Pierce, slot 154, roughly 36 picks past where he belonged.

Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with tight end chief among the fixes.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the 17th pick they get a seam-stretching tight end at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Fair-plus on Xavier Watts, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick81 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A tidy bit of business in Round 3, Pick 17, where Deone Walker graded well above the range. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick118 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
The board had Cam Skattebo higher than the 118th overall pick, and the running back fell to them anyway. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick154 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce at pick No. 154 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick195 Rnd6 Karene Reid
By-the-book stuff, Karene Reid at the Round 6 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.