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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Gavin Bartholomew Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Gavin Bartholomew
TE Pittsburgh
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals won the night they stopped Burke from sliding. Grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Denzel Burke got past him. The Bengals do not have to explain a thing at the 81st overall pick. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The cost of the Bartholomew reach is exactly the players who went right after him. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a go-to option on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
A slide stopped in slot 49, with Keon Coleman worth more than the price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick81 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Circle this one: Denzel Burke at pick 81 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick117 Rnd4 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu at the 117th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick154 Rnd5 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick173 Rnd5 Gabriel Murphy
Gabriel Murphy slipping to No. 173 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick195 Rnd6 Cam Hart
Cam Hart at pick No. 195 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick238 Rnd7 Carson Steele
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Carson Steele in the 238th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick254 Rnd7 Gavin Bartholomew
A big swing on Gavin Bartholomew at pick No. 254, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.