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Amarius
Mims
OT
Andrei
Iosivas
WR
Andrew
Coker
OT
BJ
Hill
DT
Brett
Rypien
QB
Cam
Grandy
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Taylor-Britt
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Cedric
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Ford
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Volson
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Anthony
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Dalton
Risner
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Ivey
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All
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McPherson
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Chase
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Foster
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Kirkland
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Burton
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Giles-Harris
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Ossai
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Josh
Newton
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Kendall
Milton
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Kris
Jenkins
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Logan
Wilson
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Lucas
Patrick
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Marco
Wilson
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Matt
Lee
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McKinnley
Jackson
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Gesicki
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Tinsley
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Myles
Murphy
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Noah
Fant
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Burks
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Orlando
Brown Jr.
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Jules
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Russ
Yeast
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Ryan
Rehkow
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Samaje
Perine
RB
Shaka
Heyward
LB
T.J.
Slaton
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Tanner
Hudson
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Tanner
McLachlan
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Ted
Karras
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Tee
Higgins
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Trey
Hendrickson
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Tycen
Anderson
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Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall
F
ValueB
NeedB
TradesF
FutureF
The Bengals bet the future on Ward. The board says F. Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Tyler Loop at the 252nd pick is 74 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Little went right, and the F does not pretend otherwise.
They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. Everything downstream of Cam Ward depends on Cam Ward, and the building knows it. The Winston Jr. pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.
They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.
In short, a weekend the front office will want to forget in a hurry.
Pick Analysis
Pick10
Rnd1
Armand Membou
In pick 10 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value.
Pick12
Rnd1
Jahdae Barron
In the 12th overall pick they get an island corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick16
Rnd1
Cam Ward
In the Round 1 slot they get the arm they will build around, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick17
Rnd1
Nick Emmanwori
In No. 17 they get a ballhawk on the back end. Need was not the driver here.
Pick30
Rnd1
Tetairoa McMillan
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a difference-maker at receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33
Rnd2
Colston Loveland
A slide stopped in slot 33, with Colston Loveland worth more than the price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick35
Rnd2
Tyler Booker
No edge and no loss on Tyler Booker in the 35th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick41
Rnd2
Princely Umanmielen
Princely Umanmielen at pick No. 41 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick43
Rnd2
Nic Scourton
They paid sticker price for Nic Scourton in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick49
Rnd2
Tyleik Williams
Tyleik Williams is a better player than slot 49 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick56
Rnd2
Jalon Walker
Circle this one: Jalon Walker at the 56th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick62
Rnd2
JT Tuimoloau
They read the board right and JT Tuimoloau was the payoff at pick 62. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick77
Rnd3
Tate Ratledge
They did well to land Tate Ratledge in No. 77, just ahead of his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick81
Rnd3
Charles Grant
A premium they did not need to pay, Charles Grant a notch or two before his time. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick94
Rnd3
Deone Walker
A quiet steal in pick 94: Deone Walker for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick100
Rnd3
Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. at the 100th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick103
Rnd4
Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson at the 103rd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick109
Rnd4
Jared Wilson
A tidy little value on Jared Wilson in pick No. 109, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick119
Rnd4
Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant at No. 119 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick132
Rnd4
Cam Skattebo
Taking Cam Skattebo in the Round 4 slot is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick138
Rnd4
Malachi Moore
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Malachi Moore. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick147
Rnd5
Sai'vion Jones
A straight-up fair deal on Sai'vion Jones at slot 147, value and slot in agreement. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick149
Rnd5
Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in the 149th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick152
Rnd5
Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed at slot 152 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick160
Rnd5
Andres Borregales
No drama and no debate, Andres Borregales went about where he belonged in No. 160. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick167
Rnd5
CJ West
CJ West at pick No. 167 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick188
Rnd6
Upton Stout
By-the-book stuff, Upton Stout at the Round 6 slot squarely in line with his ranking. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick193
Rnd6
Woody Marks
Woody Marks in pick 193 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick220
Rnd7
Kyle Monangai
They took Kyle Monangai at par in the 220th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick225
Rnd7
Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa in Round 7, Pick 9 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick227
Rnd7
Jabbar Muhammad
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jabbar Muhammad this early at the Round 7 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick249
Rnd7
Jordan Watkins
Jordan Watkins at pick No. 249 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick252
Rnd7
Tyler Loop
A big swing on Tyler Loop at the 252nd overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.