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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CIN)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CIN)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CIN)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
Jeremiah Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jeremiah Wilson
CB Florida State
Tree Babalade Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tree Babalade
OT South Carolina
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (CIN)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Connor Lew had no business being available in No. 87, and the Bengals did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The Morris pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick No. 23 they get a two-high chess piece, and a steal at that.
Pick55 Rnd2 Max Iheanachor
They paid up for Max Iheanachor at Round 2, Pick 23 when waiting would have done the job. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick87 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Circle this one: Connor Lew at Round 3, Pick 23 is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick123 Rnd4 Tim Keenan III
Tim Keenan III in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jeremiah Wilson
Jeremiah Wilson slipping to No. 162 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick201 Rnd6 Tree Babalade
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tree Babalade at the 201st pick is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick236 Rnd7 Micah Morris
A wild overpay on Micah Morris in pick No. 236, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.
Pick252 Rnd7 J.C. Davis
By-the-book stuff, J.C. Davis at pick 252 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.