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  • cowboy2112 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Abdul Carter
DE Penn State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CIN)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
LT Overton
DE Alabama
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Maxwell Hairston at pick No. 147, a reach of 54 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

However the rest shakes out, Ratledge at that price is a win they earned. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. More want than need.
Pick41 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Nice patience on Malaki Starks, who had no business lasting to the 41st overall pick. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick75 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at slot 75 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jake Majors
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jake Majors in the 111th pick, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick147 Rnd5 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in No. 147 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick187 Rnd6 LT Overton
They paid sticker price for LT Overton in pick No. 187, and that is fine. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.