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  • Whodey27 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Miyan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Miyan Williams
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Draft Picks Traded
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (BAL)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Madubuike
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the Bengals this weekend: D.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Jordan Jefferson at Round 5, Pick 12 is 38 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Put together, it is a D.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Eboigbe value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In slot 18 they get a security blanket over the middle, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick19 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 19th overall pick they get a difference-maker at receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
The board had cheaper options than Kingsley Suamataia at pick No. 49, and it noticed. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick116 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea at No. 116 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jordan Jefferson in pick 148, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick175 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
They robbed the room for Justin Eboigbe here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick196 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
Nice patience on Johnny Dixon, who had no business lasting to No. 196. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick235 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
They will replay Josh Proctor at the 235th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick252 Rnd7 Miyan Williams
Miyan Williams at slot 252 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.