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    Bengals
Draft Selections
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Ahmed Hassanein Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ahmed Hassanein
DL-EDGE Boise State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A mixed bag for the Bengals, and a C+ to match.

The Bengals torched the value chart for Ahmed Hassanein, taking him 83 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. That Egbuka pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

The Bengals indulged a want in Rucker while a need in cornerback, interior defensive lineman and other spots stayed open. They left with tight end solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 JT Tuimoloau
In the Round 1 slot they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, though the board says they badly overpaid. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka in Round 2, Pick 17 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick81 Rnd3 Kaimon Rucker
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Kaimon Rucker adds an edge rusher and leaves cornerback, interior defensive lineman and other spots untouched.
Pick119 Rnd4 Billy Bowman Jr.
Billy Bowman Jr. at the 119th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick153 Rnd5 Ahmed Hassanein
Ahmed Hassanein at No. 153 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick193 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
A conviction pick on Luke Lachey at pick No. 193 that the board grades a round light. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.