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Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Brian Ugwu Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Brian Ugwu
DL-EDGE Miami (OH)
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in slot 80: the Bengals steal McKinstry and grade out a B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Kool-Aid McKinstry got past him. The Bengals do not have to explain a thing at slot 80.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
They paid sticker price for Byron Murphy II in Round 1, Pick 18, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick49 Rnd2 JC Latham
They robbed the room for JC Latham here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick80 Rnd3 Kool-Aid McKinstry
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Kool-Aid McKinstry in pick 80, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick116 Rnd4 Ray Davis
A clean, defensible pick in No. 116 with a little surplus value in Ray Davis. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick148 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
They did well to land Ben Sinnott in pick No. 148, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick175 Rnd5 Drake Nugent
Taking Drake Nugent in slot 175 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick196 Rnd6 Javon Baker
Nice patience on Javon Baker, who had no business lasting to the Round 6 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick235 Rnd7 Omar Speights
The board had Omar Speights higher than the 235th overall pick, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick252 Rnd7 Brian Ugwu
You do not let an edge rusher like Brian Ugwu reach Round 7, Pick 32 and blink. They did not. It adds depth where they could use a little.