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Draft Selections
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Bengals, and a B- to prove it.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Bengals took Howard Cross III at pick 193, roughly 27 spots before his name belonged.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Mike Green
In pick 17 they get juice off the edge, though they paid up to get him.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
Good price on Jonah Savaiinaea in slot 49, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick81 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
A premium they did not need to pay, Kevin Winston Jr. a notch or two before his time. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jeffrey Bassa
By-the-book stuff, Jeffrey Bassa at the Round 4 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick153 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
No edge and no loss on Bhayshul Tuten in Round 5, Pick 15; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick193 Rnd6 Howard Cross III
They talked themselves into Howard Cross III at pick No. 193, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.