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04/17/24-1

  • WrongVerb DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bengals and Flournoy: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Ryan Flournoy, the 237th pick, roughly 32 picks past where he belonged. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Reaching for Smith left real value on the table behind him. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
In slot 18 they get protection for the quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Xavier Legette at the Round 2 slot is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick80 Rnd3 Max Melton
Max Melton at No. 80 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick97 Rnd3 Maason Smith
The board had cheaper options than Maason Smith at the 97th pick, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick115 Rnd4 Audric Estime
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Audric Estime at pick 115. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick149 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
They did well to land Tommy Eichenberg in the 149th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick194 Rnd6 Delmar Glaze
No edge and no loss on Delmar Glaze in Round 6, Pick 19; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick214 Rnd6 Justin Rogers
Justin Rogers at pick No. 214 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick224 Rnd7 Erick All
Taking Erick All in pick No. 224 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick237 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
They will replay Ryan Flournoy at pick 237 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick238 Rnd7 Tatum Bethune
Tatum Bethune at the 238th pick is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.