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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Bengals would have aced it. J.J. Weaver at pick 238 is 79 spots clear of where he belonged. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

That Devonshire pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick No. 18 they get a true top target, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Value with a capital V on Jordan Morgan in Round 2, Pick 17, a genuine coup. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick80 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson at pick 80 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick97 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
A conviction pick on Cedric Gray at the Round 3 slot that the board grades a round light. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick115 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
They jumped the gun on Isaac Guerendo, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick149 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at the 149th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.
Pick194 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
A cornerback of that caliber at the 194th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick214 Rnd6 Evan Anderson
They talked themselves into Evan Anderson at Round 6, Pick 39, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick224 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan slipping to pick 224 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick237 Rnd7 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire at the Round 7 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick238 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
They left a pile of value on the table to take J.J. Weaver this early at No. 238. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.