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  • 1k DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
RJ Oben Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
RJ Oben
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins
DL-EDGE Georgia
Eric Gregory Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Eric Gregory
DL Arkansas
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Bengals get a C+.

The Bengals looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took RJ Oben at the 119th pick regardless, 107 picks early. The final tally is a middling C+.

The Oben pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with cornerback, tight end and other spots still on the board. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

If Mykel Williams and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
No edge and no loss on Mykel Williams in the 17th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Restrepo
They paid a round early for Xavier Restrepo in Round 2, Pick 17, more than the board wanted. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick81 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
They liked Darius Alexander enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 81. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick119 Rnd4 RJ Oben
Of all the spots to shop, they chose edge rusher. RJ Oben in the 119th overall pick leaves cornerback, tight end and other spots for later.
Pick153 Rnd5 Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins in pick 153 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick193 Rnd6 Eric Gregory
A wild overpay on Eric Gregory in pick No. 193, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.