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  • rkinnan1 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Bengals bet big and early on DeWayne Carter, 31 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

On value alone, Newton makes the weekend a net positive. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
They took JC Latham at par in Round 1, Pick 18, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A conviction pick on T'Vondre Sweat at pick No. 49 that the board grades a round light. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Josh Newton
Josh Newton in the Round 3 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick115 Rnd4 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at No. 115 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick151 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at the 151st overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick173 Rnd5 DeWayne Carter
They left a pile of value on the table to take DeWayne Carter this early at slot 173. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.