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  • R2h DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on Mondon Jr.: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Smael Mondon Jr., the No. 98 name on the board, stolen at pick No. 191. The bottom line is a respectable B.

For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain. Job largely done: tight end settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a downhill hitter at safety. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tyler Booker at pick No. 49 is the proof. It fills a real need, too.
Pick81 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Kaleb Johnson in the 81st overall pick, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick117 Rnd4 Aeneas Peebles
Aeneas Peebles in pick 117 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick152 Rnd5 Mason Taylor
Somehow Mason Taylor was still sitting there in slot 152, and they pounced on premier tight end value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick191 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Smael Mondon Jr. at No. 191 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.