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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The war room fell hard for Hayden Conner, and it showed at No. 193: 72 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In pick No. 17 they get a rangy last line of defense at fair value. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
Landon Jackson at the 49th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick81 Rnd3 Deone Walker
No drama and no debate, Deone Walker went about where he belonged in the 81st pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick119 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. slid further than he should have, and No. 119 is lovely value for the linebacker. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick153 Rnd5 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II at slot 153 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick193 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Hayden Conner. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.