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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bengals a B-.

Nobody else had Jaylen Harrell anywhere near pick No. 254. The Bengals did, by 54 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

The Cowing pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
Good price on Olumuyiwa Fashanu in Round 1, Pick 17, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
They paid sticker price for Jonathon Brooks in No. 49, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson in pick No. 81 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick117 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
The board fumbled Brenden Rice all the way to the 117th overall pick, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick154 Rnd5 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey at pick 154 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick173 Rnd5 Gabriel Murphy
Nothing to complain about; Gabriel Murphy went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick195 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at the 195th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jacob Cowing
They robbed the room for Jacob Cowing here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick254 Rnd7 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell at the 254th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.