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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
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Emani Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Emani Bailey
RB TCU
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Bengals started one anyway for Ben Sinnott, 29 picks ahead of schedule.

On value alone, Hardy makes the weekend a net positive. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In slot 18 they get a disruptive interior force. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton at pick No. 49 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick80 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson at pick 80 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick116 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Ben Sinnott. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick148 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
The board had cheaper options than Braelon Allen at the 148th overall pick, and it noticed. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick175 Rnd5 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand at Round 5, Pick 39 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.
Pick196 Rnd6 Emani Bailey
Fair-plus on Emani Bailey, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick235 Rnd7 Hunter Nourzad
They jumped the gun on Hunter Nourzad, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick252 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
Daequan Hardy at pick 252 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.