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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Bengals: B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Hayden Hatten at No. 252. The Bengals jumped the board by 63 and dared it to prove them wrong.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. The McGlothern pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Spending an early pick on TE-EDGE with tight end, interior defensive lineman and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get protection for the quarterback at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
They took Kris Jenkins at par in pick 49, which is nothing to complain about. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cade Stover
A surprising call. With tight end, interior defensive lineman and other spots still to address, they spent pick No. 80 on Cade Stover, a TE-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick116 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
The board had cheaper options than Johnny Wilson at slot 116, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
They went early on Isaiah Davis in the Round 5 slot, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo in No. 175 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick196 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Taking Dwight McGlothern in Round 6, Pick 21 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick235 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
A real head-scratcher, Matthew Jones in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick252 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
They talked themselves into Hayden Hatten at pick 252, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.