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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CIN)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CIN)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Mark Fletcher Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CIN)
Mark Fletcher Jr.
RB Miami
Jehiem Oatis Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jehiem Oatis
DL Colorado
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Bengals took Jehiem Oatis a full 118 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Getting Wheatley where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In No. 10 they get an island corner, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Caleb Lomu
By-the-book stuff, Caleb Lomu at pick No. 42 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick74 Rnd3 Zion Young
They paid up for Zion Young at Round 3, Pick 10 when waiting would have done the job. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick110 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley in pick 110 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick191 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster in the 191st overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick204 Rnd6 Mark Fletcher Jr.
They did well to land Mark Fletcher Jr. in the Round 6 slot, just ahead of his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jehiem Oatis
Jehiem Oatis in slot 225 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.