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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (CIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PHI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (PHI)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in Round 6, Pick 19: the Bengals steal Holker and grade out a B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Dallin Holker tumbling to the Bengals in slot 194 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. If Taylor III pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 18th pick they get a blindside protector at fair value.
Pick49 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Somehow Amarius Mims was still sitting there in the 49th overall pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick80 Rnd3 Max Melton
A quiet steal in the Round 3 slot: Max Melton for less than the market said. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick97 Rnd3 Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice is a better player than pick No. 97 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick120 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at slot 120 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick149 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
They took Isaiah Davis at par in No. 149, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick172 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith in pick 172 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick194 Rnd6 Dallin Holker
They will replay Dallin Holker at Round 6, Pick 19 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick214 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Tahj Washington in pick No. 214, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick224 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
They barely believed it either: Josh Proctor still on the board at Round 7, Pick 4. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick237 Rnd7 Darius Muasau
A slide stopped in the Round 7 slot, with Darius Muasau worth more than the price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.