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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Bengals shredded theirs for Hayden Hatten. He came off 59 spots early, and the room will hear about it. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Burton at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In slot 18 they get a long-term starter on the line, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They jumped the gun on T'Vondre Sweat, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
Jermaine Burton at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick115 Rnd4 Michael Hall Jr.
They robbed the room for Michael Hall Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
No drama and no debate, Jaylen Wright went about where he belonged in pick No. 151. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick173 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
Dallin Holker at the 173rd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Jones
A straight-up fair deal on Christian Jones at slot 196, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern in pick 238 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
This one needs a full-page explanation: Hayden Hatten in the Round 7 slot, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.