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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (CIN)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals let Dixon fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

The board owed the Bengals one, and it paid up: Johnny Dixon, the No. 181 name on the board, sitting there at the Round 6 slot like a gift left on the doorstep. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. They are betting Sinnott proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 18th overall pick they get a building block for the line at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
No edge and no loss on Braden Fiske in pick No. 49; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Kamren Kinchens
Fair-plus on Kamren Kinchens, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick114 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
They reached into another round for Ben Sinnott, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick148 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
A premium they did not need to pay, Luke McCaffrey a notch or two before his time. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick193 Rnd6 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
They paid sticker price for Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in the 193rd pick, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick208 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
They barely believed it either: Johnny Dixon still on the board at No. 208. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick214 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at pick 214 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick237 Rnd7 Tyrice Knight
Circle this one: Tyrice Knight at the 237th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.