If confidence were a draft strategy, the Bengals would have aced it. Tyreak Sapp at slot 152 is 119 spots clear of where he belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

However the rest shakes out, Fairchild at that price is a win they earned. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.