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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CIN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
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Jonathan Allen
DT
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DeWayne Carter
DT
Head Shot
Harrison Phillips
DT
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on Trapilo: B+.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Ozzy Trapilo got past him. The Bengals do not have to explain a thing at the Round 5 slot.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Ezeiruaku has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The Burch pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at interior defensive lineman, linebacker and other spots.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in pick No. 30 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick49 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
They talked themselves into Donovan Ezeiruaku at the Round 2 slot, and the board did not agree. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
A curious use of Round 3, Pick 17. Interior defensive lineman, linebacker and other spots needed the pick; an edge rusher in Jordan Burch did not.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jacob Parrish
Jacob Parrish in the 119th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick139 Rnd5 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo at slot 139 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick153 Rnd5 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson in pick 153 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick187 Rnd6 Willie Lampkin
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Willie Lampkin in No. 187. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick193 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
They barely believed it either: Raheim Sanders still on the board at the 193rd overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.