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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Isaiah Neyor Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Isaiah Neyor
WR Texas
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Bengals: B.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Bengals did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to interior defensive lineman, which was the need that mattered most. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

They banked enough surplus on Ulofoshio to cover a lot of smaller sins. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the 18th overall pick they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kiran Amegadjie
No drama and no debate, Kiran Amegadjie went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 17. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick80 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Johnny Wilson in No. 80. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick116 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at pick No. 116 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick148 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dylan Laube. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick175 Rnd5 Edefuan Ulofoshio
A slide stopped in pick 175, with Edefuan Ulofoshio worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick196 Rnd6 Trey Knox
Trey Knox in slot 196 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick235 Rnd7 Isaiah Neyor
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Isaiah Neyor in the Round 7 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick252 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
By-the-book stuff, Matthew Jones at slot 252 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.