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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Jermayne Lole Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jermayne Lole
DL-EDGE Louisville
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Bengals: B-.

The Bengals put a flag in the ground for Jermayne Lole, 56 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

Corley at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick 18 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
They talked themselves into Ruke Orhorhoro at the 49th pick, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick80 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Steal is underselling it; Kingsley Suamataia at No. 80 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick115 Rnd4 Malachi Corley
The board fumbled Malachi Corley all the way to Round 4, Pick 15, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick151 Rnd5 McCallan Castles
McCallan Castles at the 151st overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick173 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
They barely believed it either: Braelon Allen still on the board at the Round 5 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick196 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
A slide stopped in No. 196, with Josh Proctor worth more than the price. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jermayne Lole
A wild overpay on Jermayne Lole in slot 238, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick254 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
Somehow Zakhari Franklin was still sitting there in the 254th overall pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.