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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Bengals looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Carson Steele at No. 237 regardless, 89 picks early. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The Wilson steal is the beam this whole class leans on. Spending an early pick on DT-EDGE with quarterback open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 18th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at pick 49 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
The board had Xavier Legette higher than Round 3, Pick 16, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick97 Rnd3 Cam Hart
No drama and no debate, Cam Hart went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick115 Rnd4 Maason Smith
A surprising call. With quarterback still to address, they spent slot 115 on Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick149 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
Somehow Johnny Wilson was still sitting there in the 149th pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
They liked Jared Wiley enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 6 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick214 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at the 214th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
They talked themselves into Matthew Jones at slot 224, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick237 Rnd7 Carson Steele
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Carson Steele. It patches a soft spot without any drama.