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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CIN)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (CIN)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (CIN)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CIN)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DEN)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (KC)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (LAC)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Troy Franklin
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureA
No fireworks, just a tidy B+ for the Bengals.

Nobody else had Oronde Gadsden II anywhere near the 153rd pick. The Bengals did, by 41 spots, and that gap is the whole story. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

On value alone, Grant makes the weekend a net positive. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with linebacker the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick51 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
They robbed the room for Kenneth Grant here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
They read the board right and Jalen Royals was the payoff at slot 76. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick81 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge is a better player than the Round 3 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick85 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston slid further than he should have, and the 85th pick is lovely value for the cornerback. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick95 Rnd3 Charles Grant
They did well to land Charles Grant in No. 95, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick125 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in pick 125 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick133 Rnd4 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
A wild overpay on Antwaun Powell-Ryland in pick No. 133, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick149 Rnd5 Elijah Roberts
Elijah Roberts at the 149th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick153 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
A big swing on Oronde Gadsden II at pick 153, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick193 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
A reach for Luke Lachey in No. 193; a little patience would have been rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick204 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
No edge and no loss on Joshua Gray in the 204th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. at slot 208 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick226 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
R.J. Mickens slipping to Round 7, Pick 10 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.