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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Isaac Rex Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Isaac Rex
TE BYU
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Bengals took Isaac Rex at No. 238, roughly 83 spots before his name belonged. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On value alone, Jones makes the weekend a net positive.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
A straight-up fair deal on Quinyon Mitchell at the 18th pick, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick49 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Good price on Keon Coleman in the Round 2 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick80 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson at pick No. 80 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick97 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany at the 97th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick115 Rnd4 James Williams
They liked James Williams enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 115. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick149 Rnd5 Christian Jones
They read the board right and Christian Jones was the payoff at pick 149. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick194 Rnd6 Erick All
Erick All at the 194th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick214 Rnd6 Kendall Milton
Kendall Milton at No. 214 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick224 Rnd7 Solomon Byrd
They left a pile of value on the table to take Solomon Byrd this early at pick No. 224. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick237 Rnd7 Ethan Driskell
A real head-scratcher, Ethan Driskell in pick 237 is miles ahead of his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick238 Rnd7 Isaac Rex
Isaac Rex at the 238th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.