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  • KevInCin DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals robbed the room for Flournoy. Final grade: B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Ryan Flournoy, the No. 203 name on the board, stolen at slot 237.

Reaching for Jefferson left real value on the table behind him. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In the Round 1 slot they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
They reached into another round for Ja'Lynn Polk, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick80 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Nice patience on Patrick Paul, who had no business lasting to pick No. 80. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick97 Rnd3 Max Melton
Max Melton in No. 97 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick115 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo at slot 115 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jordan Jefferson in Round 5, Pick 13, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick194 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
They paid up for Drake Nugent at pick 194 when waiting would have done the job. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick214 Rnd6 Trente Jones
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 214th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Edefuan Ulofoshio
They went early on Edefuan Ulofoshio in pick No. 224, and the value did not follow. It fills a real need, too.
Pick237 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
Steal is underselling it; Ryan Flournoy at the Round 7 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick238 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
A premium they did not need to pay, Tyler Owens a notch or two before his time. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.