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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
KJ Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
KJ Jefferson
QB Arkansas
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Jefferson should have been long gone. The Bengals pounced, and earned a B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how KJ Jefferson got past him. The Bengals do not have to explain a thing at No. 195.

For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. The cost of the Holker reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick No. 17 they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
Nate Wiggins slipping to No. 49 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
Steal is underselling it; Jonah Elliss at Round 3, Pick 17 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Somehow Jackson Powers-Johnson was still sitting there in slot 117, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick154 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
Dallin Holker at the 154th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick173 Rnd5 J. Michael Sturdivant
J. Michael Sturdivant at the 173rd pick is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick195 Rnd6 KJ Jefferson
KJ Jefferson at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick238 Rnd7 Keith Randolph Jr.
Keith Randolph Jr. in pick 238 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick254 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
You do not let a running back like Rasheen Ali reach the Round 7 slot and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.