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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
McKade Mettauer Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
McKade Mettauer
OG Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals won the night they stopped McGlothern from sliding. Grade: B-.

When a board-topper like Dwight McGlothern slides to pick No. 238, you do not overthink it, and the Bengals did not. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The cost of the Mettauer reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In pick 18 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at slot 49 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jonathon Brooks
Jonathon Brooks in the Round 3 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick115 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
A straight-up fair deal on Kris Abrams-Draine at the 115th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick151 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in the 151st pick is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick173 Rnd5 Malik Washington
Nice patience on Malik Washington, who had no business lasting to pick No. 173. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick196 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Good price on Michael Barrett in No. 196, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern at Round 7, Pick 18 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 McKade Mettauer
This one needs a full-page explanation: McKade Mettauer in Round 7, Pick 34, miles early. A need, and now a little less of one.