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Draft Selections
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CIN)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in Round 7, Pick 25: the Bengals steal Brooks and grade out a B-.

The Bengals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Tahj Brooks, the No. 195 name on the board, in the 245th overall pick.

They will need Hatten to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In slot 24 they get a problem off the edge. More want than need.
Pick56 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Nice patience on Troy Fautanu, who had no business lasting to the 56th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick88 Rnd3 Ruke Orhorhoro
Ruke Orhorhoro in pick 88 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick124 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
By-the-book stuff, Khyree Jackson at the 124th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick161 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
No edge and no loss on Ainias Smith in Round 5, Pick 25; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick173 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
A reasonable price with a little left over, Malachi Moore in No. 173. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick202 Rnd6 Dallin Holker
They took Dallin Holker at par in the Round 6 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
Steal is underselling it; Tahj Brooks at pick No. 245 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten at the 254th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.