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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T.J. Tampa
DB Iowa State
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Jo'Quavious Marks Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jo'Quavious Marks
RB Mississippi State
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Will Sheppard
WR Vanderbilt
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on Frazier: B-.

The Bengals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Zach Frazier, the No. 133 name on the board, in Round 5, Pick 37. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Thomas has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

They will answer for taking defensive back early while cornerback, interior defensive lineman and other spots went begging. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with tight end the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
They paid sticker price for Chop Robinson in Round 1, Pick 17, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick49 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
A surprising call. With cornerback, interior defensive lineman and other spots still to address, they spent the Round 2 slot on T.J. Tampa, a defensive back they were not short of.
Pick81 Rnd3 Amarius Mims
A straight-up fair deal on Amarius Mims at pick 81, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick117 Rnd4 Tory Horton
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Tory Horton in pick No. 117, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jo'Quavious Marks
Jo'Quavious Marks in the 154th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick173 Rnd5 Zach Frazier
You do not let an offensive lineman like Zach Frazier reach slot 173 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick195 Rnd6 Brevyn Spann-Ford
A quiet steal in No. 195: Brevyn Spann-Ford for less than the market said. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick238 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
A big swing on Xavier Thomas at the 238th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick254 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
Will Sheppard in the 254th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.