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  • smith62181 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (CIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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Players traded away
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Jermaine Burton
WR
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Myles Murphy
DE
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Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureD
Grand theft in pick No. 191: the Bengals steal Simon and grade out a C-.

When a board-topper like Cody Simon slides to pick No. 191, you do not overthink it, and the Bengals did not. It lands right in the middle: a C-, no more, no less.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

In the end, one you will need a couple of seasons to truly judge.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In slot 17 they get a double-digit-sack hope. More want than need.
Pick23 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 23rd pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
By-the-book stuff, Tyler Booker at the 38th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick49 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland in Round 2, Pick 17 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick81 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
You do not let a linebacker like Demetrius Knight Jr. reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick98 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at pick 98 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick117 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
They barely believed it either: Tez Johnson still on the board at No. 117. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Steal is underselling it; Jake Majors at pick No. 152 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick191 Rnd6 Cody Simon
They robbed the room for Cody Simon here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.