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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in slot 194 lands the Bengals a B-, Barner and all.

You build a draft on nights like this. AJ Barner had no business being available in No. 194, and the Bengals did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They are betting Gray proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a No. 1 receiver, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
A quiet steal in pick 49: Jordan Morgan for less than the market said. It fills a real need, too.
Pick80 Rnd3 Renardo Green
They took Renardo Green at par in No. 80, which is nothing to complain about. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick97 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
They liked Cedric Gray enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 3 slot. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick115 Rnd4 Audric Estime
Audric Estime at slot 115 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick149 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Christian Jones slid further than he should have, and the 149th overall pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick194 Rnd6 AJ Barner
AJ Barner in pick No. 194 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.