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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bengals for Helm: B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Gunnar Helm got past him. The Bengals do not have to explain a thing at the Round 5 slot.

They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Alexander reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with tight end the one that mattered most. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In the Round 1 slot they get a centerfielder for the defense at fair value. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker slipping to the 49th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
They barely believed it either: Jihaad Campbell still on the board at pick 81. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick118 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
A conviction pick on Darius Alexander at Round 4, Pick 17 that the board grades a round light. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick154 Rnd5 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm at No. 154 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick195 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
They will replay Ollie Gordon II at slot 195 for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.