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Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Steve Linton Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Steve Linton
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bengals for Cowing: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Bengals watched Jacob Cowing slide 53 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
A tidy little value on Xavier Legette in pick No. 17, a step better than break-even. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They will replay T'Vondre Sweat at slot 49 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jaylin Simpson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jaylin Simpson in Round 3, Pick 17. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick117 Rnd4 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu at pick 117 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick154 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
Dallin Holker in the 154th pick is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick173 Rnd5 Tahj Brooks
A running back of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick195 Rnd6 Steve Linton
Circle this one: Steve Linton at the 195th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing at No. 238 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick254 Rnd7 Zy Alexander
The board fumbled Zy Alexander all the way to pick 254, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.