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  • Papagaff DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Bengals bet big and early on Hayden Conner, 55 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. That is an interior defensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In the 17th overall pick they get a centerfielder for the defense. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on JT Tuimoloau. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick81 Rnd3 Deone Walker
The board had Deone Walker higher than pick 81, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jeffrey Bassa
A conviction pick on Jeffrey Bassa at No. 118 that the board grades a round light. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick154 Rnd5 Hayden Conner
They talked themselves into Hayden Conner at slot 154, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick195 Rnd6 Ja'Quinden Jackson
They jumped the gun on Ja'Quinden Jackson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It patches a soft spot without any drama.