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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Steve Linton Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Steve Linton
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Kaimon Rucker
DL-EDGE North Carolina
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 49th overall pick lands the Bengals a B, Sanders and all.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Bengals were there to profit. Ja'Tavion Sanders, the No. 25 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 49th pick. The bottom line is a respectable B.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. The Monheim pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 17th pick they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Somehow Ja'Tavion Sanders was still sitting there in slot 49, and they pounced on premier tight end value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick81 Rnd3 D.J. James
D.J. James in the Round 3 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick117 Rnd4 Audric Estime
Nice patience on Audric Estime, who had no business lasting to pick 117. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick154 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore in pick No. 154 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick173 Rnd5 De'Corian Clark
A reasonable price with a little left over, De'Corian Clark in No. 173. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick195 Rnd6 Steve Linton
They barely believed it either: Steve Linton still on the board at Round 6, Pick 20. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick238 Rnd7 Kaimon Rucker
By-the-book stuff, Kaimon Rucker at the 238th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick254 Rnd7 Jonah Monheim
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jonah Monheim in the 254th overall pick, miles early. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.