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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CIN)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureD
The Bengals went off-script early, and it cost them a F.

The Bengals did not so much draft Ben Sinnott as overpay for him, 53 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. It bottoms out at a F.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

The Jordan pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

The verdict is harsh because the weekend was, and there is little to argue.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In the 27th pick they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at pick No. 49 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick80 Rnd3 Darius Robinson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Darius Robinson this early at pick 80. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick90 Rnd3 Ben Sinnott
A wild overpay on Ben Sinnott in Round 3, Pick 27, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick115 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
They paid sticker price for Kris Abrams-Draine in slot 115, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick151 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
They took Braelon Allen at par in pick No. 151, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick173 Rnd5 Javon Baker
Javon Baker in the 173rd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Jones
No edge and no loss on Christian Jones in Round 6, Pick 21; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
Jawhar Jordan in the 238th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick254 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
They jumped the gun on Tanner McLachlan, taking him earlier than his grade liked. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.