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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Miyan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Miyan Williams
RB Ohio State
Steve Linton Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Steve Linton
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Jalen Catalon Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jalen Catalon
DB Texas
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals robbed the room for Harris. Final grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Tre Harris, slot 254, roughly 55 picks past where he belonged. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but linebacker.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a building block for the line at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kalen King
Kalen King in pick No. 49 lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick81 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
They paid sticker price for Michael Hall Jr. in the 81st overall pick, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick117 Rnd4 Christian Haynes
You do not let an offensive lineman like Christian Haynes reach pick 117 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick154 Rnd5 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey in No. 154 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick173 Rnd5 Miyan Williams
By-the-book stuff, Miyan Williams at the 173rd pick squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick195 Rnd6 Steve Linton
They read the board right and Steve Linton was the payoff at slot 195. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jalen Catalon
They let Jalen Catalon come to them and pounced at the Round 7 slot. A pick in search of a role on this roster.
Pick254 Rnd7 Tre Harris
Taking Tre Harris in Round 7, Pick 34 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.