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Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Bengals: B-.

The Bengals torched the value chart for Hayden Hatten, taking him 73 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

They banked enough surplus on Mims to cover a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get an anchor for the defensive front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims at the 49th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
Pick80 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in the Round 3 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick116 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in pick 116 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright at pick No. 148 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Nothing to complain about; Kitan Oladapo went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at the 196th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick235 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
They reached a country mile for Dwight McGlothern at slot 235, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick252 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
This one needs a full-page explanation: Hayden Hatten in the Round 7 slot, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.