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JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Bengals: B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Evan Anderson at the 194th pick. The Bengals jumped the board by 88 and dared it to prove them wrong.

The Hadden pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
In slot 18 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
A tidy bit of business in pick 49, where Adonai Mitchell graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick80 Rnd3 Renardo Green
Renardo Green at No. 80 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick97 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
They liked Braelon Allen enough to skip the value, taking him in the 97th overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick115 Rnd4 Trevor Keegan
They reached into another round for Trevor Keegan, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick149 Rnd5 Tip Reiman
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tip Reiman in the 149th pick, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick194 Rnd6 Evan Anderson
Value said wait; Evan Anderson in No. 194 says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick214 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at pick 214 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jaylan Ford
Somehow Jaylan Ford was still sitting there in pick No. 224, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick237 Rnd7 Zion Logue
Zion Logue at Round 7, Pick 17 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.