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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 238th pick lands the Bengals a B-, Harris and all.

The Bengals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Tre Harris, the No. 192 name on the board, in slot 238. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They are betting Johnson proves the room right and everyone else wrong. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 JC Latham
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
No drama and no debate, Jonathon Brooks went about where he belonged in the 49th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick81 Rnd3 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins at pick No. 81 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick117 Rnd4 James Williams
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on James Williams. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick154 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at No. 154 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick173 Rnd5 De'Corian Clark
A reasonable price with a little left over, De'Corian Clark in the 173rd overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick195 Rnd6 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at slot 195 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick238 Rnd7 Tre Harris
Steal is underselling it; Tre Harris at the Round 7 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick254 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas in the Round 7 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.