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Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CIN)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CIN)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Anim Dankwah Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Anim Dankwah
OT Howard
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (LAR)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (LAR)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

There is reaching, and then there is Edefuan Ulofoshio at the Round 6 slot. The Bengals jumped the board by 71 and dared it to prove them wrong. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Getting Newton where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In pick No. 19 they get a long-term starter on the line, even if it was a touch early. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at the Round 2 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick80 Rnd3 Javon Baker
Javon Baker in pick 80 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick101 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
A big swing on Ben Sinnott at the 101st pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick103 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
A real head-scratcher, McKinnley Jackson in the 103rd overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick116 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
They reached a country mile for Isaac Guerendo at slot 116, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Josh Newton
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Josh Newton in pick No. 148, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick175 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki in the Round 5 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick177 Rnd6 Edefuan Ulofoshio
They left a pile of value on the table to take Edefuan Ulofoshio this early at slot 177. It fills a real need, too.
Pick181 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Luke McCaffrey at the 181st overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick196 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Taking Dwight McGlothern in No. 196 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick235 Rnd7 Anim Dankwah
Anim Dankwah at the 235th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick252 Rnd7 Evan Anderson
Evan Anderson at pick 252 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.