You build a draft on nights like this. Darius Alexander had no business being available in Round 5, Pick 15, and the Bengals did the only sane thing and turned in the card. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. The Jackson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.