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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in pick 118 lands the Bengals a B, Mukuba and all.

You could see the war room lean forward. Andrew Mukuba at the Round 4 slot is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Reaching for Walker left real value on the table behind him. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In pick No. 17 they get a press-man option on the boundary. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Deone Walker
They reached into another round for Deone Walker, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at the 81st pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick118 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Taking Andrew Mukuba in the 118th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick154 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
Circle this one: Cam Skattebo at Round 5, Pick 17 is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick195 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dont'e Thornton Jr. at slot 195. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.