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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

The Jaylin Noel selection is the head-turner. The Bengals reached 137 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. The roster is better shaped than it was, with tight end chief among the fixes.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In pick 18 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II at the 49th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick80 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
They paid up for Sedrick Van Pran at the Round 3 slot when waiting would have done the job. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick115 Rnd4 Dallin Holker
They jumped the gun on Dallin Holker, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick151 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in the 151st overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick173 Rnd5 Blake Watson
Blake Watson in slot 173 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick196 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas in the Round 6 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel at pick No. 238 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick254 Rnd7 Walter Rouse
A straight-up fair deal on Walter Rouse at No. 254, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.