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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Davin Vann Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Davin Vann
DE-EDGE NC State
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Davin Vann, 104 picks early at slot 154. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain. They banked enough surplus on Bryant to cover a lot of smaller sins. They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
They reached into another round for Donovan Ezeiruaku, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick81 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
A reasonable price with a little left over, Isaiah Bond in pick 81. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick118 Rnd4 Aeneas Peebles
Aeneas Peebles in the 118th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick154 Rnd5 Davin Vann
Value said wait; Davin Vann in No. 154 says they were not listening. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick195 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
They barely believed it either: Cobee Bryant still on the board at slot 195. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.