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Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (CIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 173 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: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (KC)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (KC)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (KC)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (KC)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (KC)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jerick McKinnon
RB
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB-
The Bengals kept it disciplined and banked a B.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Bengals reached some 51 spots for Hayden Hatten, and value like that does not grow back. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want. On value alone, Oladapo makes the weekend a net positive.

The trade work was a quiet net positive.

Good work on the whole, with linebacker the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie slipping to pick 61 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at slot 80 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick92 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. at the 92nd pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick115 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Nothing to complain about; Leonard Taylor III went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick129 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
They jumped the gun on Ben Sinnott, taking him earlier than his grade liked. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
By-the-book stuff, Jaylen Wright at the 151st pick squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick173 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Nice patience on Kitan Oladapo, who had no business lasting to pick No. 173. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at Round 6, Pick 21 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
A conviction pick on Dwight McGlothern at the Round 7 slot that the board grades a round light. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick250 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
A real head-scratcher, Hayden Hatten in the 250th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick254 Rnd7 Carson Steele
Carson Steele in pick 254 lands just on the right side of the ledger. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.