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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CIN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CIN)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Bengals to a D.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Joe Milton III; the Bengals did not wait, grabbing him 85 spots ahead at slot 115.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. However the rest shakes out, Mitchell at that price is a win they earned. Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In pick No. 3 they get a home-run threat at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick25 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 25th pick they get an anchor for the offensive line at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in Round 2, Pick 17 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick72 Rnd3 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Circle this one: Kool-Aid McKinstry at No. 72 is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick80 Rnd3 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell in the 80th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick88 Rnd3 Trey Benson
No drama and no debate, Trey Benson went about where he belonged in pick 88. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick90 Rnd3 Theo Johnson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Theo Johnson well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick97 Rnd3 Xavier Thomas
Value said wait; Xavier Thomas in No. 97 says they were not listening. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick103 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
The board had cheaper options than Leonard Taylor III at slot 103, and it noticed. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick115 Rnd4 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at the 115th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick149 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at pick 149 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.