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Draft Selections
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (CIN)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CIN)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CIN)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CIN)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (CIN)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CIN)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (BUF)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
James Burnip Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (BUF)
James Burnip
P Alabama
Players Gained
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DaQuan Jones
DT
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Star Lotulelei
DT
Head Shot
Isaiah Oliver
CB
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA-
The Bengals turned the phones into found money: A-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Bengals would have aced it. Thor Griffith at slot 244 is 53 spots clear of where he belonged.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Dotson. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

Spending an early pick on edge rusher with linebacker and quarterback open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped linebacker, which is a strange place to end up.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Mike Green and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick46 Rnd2 Mike Green
Mike Green at the 46th pick is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick73 Rnd3 Donovan Ezeiruaku
A want over a need in Round 3, Pick 9: Donovan Ezeiruaku adds an edge rusher while linebacker and quarterback keeps waiting.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Taking Jalen Royals in No. 81 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick108 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
Nice patience on Gunnar Helm, who had no business lasting to pick 108. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick118 Rnd4 Logan Brown
Logan Brown in slot 118 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick175 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
You do not let a cornerback like Mello Dotson reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick188 Rnd6 Connor Colby
Connor Colby in the 188th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It fills a real need, too.
Pick195 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II at the 195th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick234 Rnd7 Cam Horsley
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Cam Horsley in slot 234. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick244 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at pick No. 244 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.