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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CIN)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Donell Harris Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Donell Harris Jr.
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Kedon Slovis Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Kedon Slovis
QB BYU
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Draft Picks Traded
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NE)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on Slovis: B-.

The Bengals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Kedon Slovis, the No. 232 name on the board, in the 254th overall pick. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. They will need Harris Jr. to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They left with tight end solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick34 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu at No. 34 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick49 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
A straight-up fair deal on Ja'Tavion Sanders at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick68 Rnd3 Ruke Orhorhoro
They paid sticker price for Ruke Orhorhoro in the 68th overall pick, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick80 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
The board had cheaper options than Bucky Irving at Round 3, Pick 16, and it noticed. The roster fit checks out.
Pick115 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in pick No. 115 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick151 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Malik Mustapha at slot 151 is the proof. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick173 Rnd5 Curtis Jacobs
No edge and no loss on Curtis Jacobs in the 173rd pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick196 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
No drama and no debate, De'Corian Clark went about where he belonged in pick 196. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick238 Rnd7 Donell Harris Jr.
Donell Harris Jr. at pick No. 238 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick254 Rnd7 Kedon Slovis
Kedon Slovis at Round 7, Pick 34 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.