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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
DL Texas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Bengals bet big and early on Hayden Hatten, 47 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Simpson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They will answer for taking DT-EDGE early while quarterback went begging.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In slot 18 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A premium they did not need to pay, T'Vondre Sweat a notch or two before his time. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A want over a need in No. 80: Maason Smith adds a DT-EDGE while quarterback keeps waiting.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Ben Sinnott. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright at Round 5, Pick 15 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Steal is underselling it; Jaylin Simpson at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick196 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at pick 196 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
A conviction pick on Dwight McGlothern at the 238th overall pick that the board grades a round light. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.