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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (CIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (CIN)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
CJ West
DT Indiana
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CIN)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
CJ West
DT Indiana
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (TB)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (DET)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (WSH)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (DET)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Greg Gaines
DT
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB FutureB
Grand theft in slot 53: the Bengals steal Emmanwori and grade out a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Nick Emmanwori, Round 2, Pick 21, roughly 34 picks past where he belonged.

That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
The board had Ashton Jeanty higher than the Round 1 slot, and the running back fell to them anyway. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick53 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
A safety of that caliber at slot 53 is the definition of value, full stop. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick102 Rnd3 David Walker
David Walker at pick No. 102 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jacob Parrish
A tidy bit of business in the 128th pick, where Jacob Parrish graded well above the range. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser in Round 6, Pick 17 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick196 Rnd6 CJ West
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and CJ West at No. 196 is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick244 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
Steal is underselling it; R.J. Mickens at pick 244 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.