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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CIN)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CIN)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (CIN)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
LeQuint Allen Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
LeQuint Allen
RB Syracuse
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (CIN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (GB)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (LAC)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Players Gained
Head Shot
Adam Butler
DT
Head Shot
Asante Samuel Jr.
CB
Head Shot
Devonte Wyatt
DT
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA-
The Bengals let Allen fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

The Bengals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: LeQuint Allen, the No. 135 name on the board, in No. 193. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

Every board in the league had Ezeiruaku lower, and that gap is the story. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want. The Bengals paired the rookies with proven help, Asante Samuel Jr. leading the way.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick37 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
They talked themselves into Donovan Ezeiruaku at the 37th pick, and the board did not agree. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick81 Rnd3 Marcus Mbow
Marcus Mbow at the Round 3 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick86 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
By-the-book stuff, Gunnar Helm at pick 86 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick108 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
A clean, defensible pick in the 108th overall pick with a little surplus value in Dylan Fairchild. The roster fit checks out.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jacob Parrish
Jacob Parrish in pick No. 119 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Pat Bryant
The board had Pat Bryant higher than No. 157, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick193 Rnd6 LeQuint Allen
They will replay LeQuint Allen at Round 6, Pick 17 for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick213 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues in slot 213 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick235 Rnd7 Nazir Stackhouse
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Nazir Stackhouse reach slot 235 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.