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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
DB Alabama
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Miyan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Miyan Williams
RB Ohio State
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Bryce Foster
C Texas A&M
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Kaimon Rucker
DL-EDGE North Carolina
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Will Sheppard
WR Vanderbilt
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick 254: the Bengals steal Sheppard and grade out a B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Will Sheppard, pick 254, roughly 34 picks past where he belonged.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. With cornerback, linebacker and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on defensive back is the choice that costs them. Every board in the league had Rucker lower, and that gap is the story.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Kool-Aid McKinstry adds a defensive back and leaves cornerback, linebacker and other spots untouched.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Fair-plus on Jordan Morgan, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick81 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk in Round 3, Pick 17 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick117 Rnd4 Tyleik Williams
Tyleik Williams in No. 117 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick154 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
A premium they did not need to pay, Dallin Holker a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick173 Rnd5 Miyan Williams
They took Miyan Williams at par in the 173rd pick, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick195 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster at pick No. 195 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick238 Rnd7 Kaimon Rucker
A reach for Kaimon Rucker in the 238th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick254 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 254th pick is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.