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  • Papagaff DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Jake Majors at the 117th overall pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

If Stackhouse pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In slot 17 they get a go-to option on the outside at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
A slide stopped in Round 2, Pick 17, with Jihaad Campbell worth more than the price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick81 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A tidy bit of business in pick 81, where Deone Walker graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in the 117th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick152 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
They reached into another round for Nazir Stackhouse, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.