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Draft Selections
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CIN)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (CIN)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CIN)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Received
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (SEA)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PHI)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (SEA)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (PHI)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Artie Burns
CB
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Jordan Davis
DT
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA FutureA
The Bengals robbed the room for Nelson. Final grade: A-.

The Bengals did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jack Nelson fell into the 187th pick. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A-.

Reaching for Burch left real value on the table behind him. They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it. The Burch pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at linebacker and quarterback.

A strong weekend's work, and a rare one to find this little fault with.

Pick Analysis
Pick50 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
They robbed the room for Derrick Harmon here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick64 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
They paid up for Donovan Ezeiruaku at the Round 2 slot when waiting would have done the job. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
Of all the spots to shop, they chose edge rusher. Jordan Burch in Round 3, Pick 17 leaves linebacker and quarterback for later.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jaylin Noel at pick 118. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick127 Rnd4 Terrance Ferguson
Nothing to complain about; Terrance Ferguson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick154 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune at the 154th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
The board fumbled Jack Nelson all the way to No. 187, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick195 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
Steal is underselling it; Ollie Gordon II at pick No. 195 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.