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  • nokapps DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bengals for Jones: B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Sheridan Jones at the 238th pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The Holker pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a long-term starter on the line. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II in the 49th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
No drama and no debate, Cooper Beebe went about where he belonged in the 80th pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick115 Rnd4 Dallin Holker
They reached a country mile for Dallin Holker at pick No. 115, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick151 Rnd5 James Williams
James Williams at slot 151 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick173 Rnd5 Kimani Vidal
Kimani Vidal in No. 173 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick196 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
No edge and no loss on De'Corian Clark in the Round 6 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick238 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
They will replay Sheridan Jones at pick 238 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick254 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Eric Gentry in pick 254. It fills a real need, too.