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JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals let Jackson fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Somebody in the 154th overall pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bengals sat still while Khyree Jackson, the No. 117 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. If Sinnott pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick 17 they get a blindside protector. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kris Abrams-Draine
A quiet steal in pick No. 49: Kris Abrams-Draine for less than the market said. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick81 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II in the 81st pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick117 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at the 117th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick154 Rnd5 Khyree Jackson
You do not let a cornerback like Khyree Jackson reach Round 5, Pick 18 and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick173 Rnd5 Gabriel Murphy
Gabriel Murphy slipping to No. 173 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick195 Rnd6 Bru McCoy
The board had Bru McCoy higher than the Round 6 slot, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick238 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
A tidy bit of business in slot 238, where Rasheen Ali graded well above the range. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Value with a capital V on Hayden Hatten in the Round 7 slot, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.