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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Jo'Quavious Marks Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jo'Quavious Marks
RB Mississippi State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
BJ Mayes Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
BJ Mayes
CB UAB
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
DB Washington State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the Round 7 slot: the Bengals steal Smith-Wade and grade out a B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Chau Smith-Wade at the 254th pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 JC Latham
In slot 17 they get protection for the quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kris Jenkins. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick81 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran at pick 81 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick117 Rnd4 Tory Horton
You do not let a wide receiver like Tory Horton reach the 117th pick and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jo'Quavious Marks
By-the-book stuff, Jo'Quavious Marks at pick No. 154 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick173 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
They let Lathan Ransom come to them and pounced at No. 173. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick195 Rnd6 BJ Mayes
They robbed the room for BJ Mayes here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick238 Rnd7 Tre Harris
Tre Harris at the 238th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick254 Rnd7 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade in the Round 7 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A pick in search of a role on this roster.