Thirty-one other rooms let Jakobe Thomas slide, and the Bengals were the ones holding the card at pick 188. Highway robbery. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

They are betting Gentry proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.