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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals let Cowing fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The Bengals did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jacob Cowing fell into the 238th pick. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. They are betting Nugent proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 17th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kalen King
Good price on Kalen King in the 49th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick81 Rnd3 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins in pick 81 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick117 Rnd4 Audric Estime
The board had Audric Estime higher than slot 117, and the running back fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick154 Rnd5 Drake Nugent
The board had cheaper options than Drake Nugent at No. 154, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick173 Rnd5 J. Michael Sturdivant
J. Michael Sturdivant at the Round 5 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick195 Rnd6 Gabriel Murphy
Steal is underselling it; Gabriel Murphy at pick No. 195 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jacob Cowing
They robbed the room for Jacob Cowing here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick254 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson in No. 254 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.