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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR South Carolina
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Brevyn Spann-Ford in the Round 5 slot, a good 31 spots before the room expected him. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The Lovett steal is the beam this whole class leans on. Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but linebacker.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In slot 17 they get protection for the quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
They paid sticker price for Cooper Beebe in the 49th overall pick, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jaylin Simpson
They took Jaylin Simpson at par in pick No. 81, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick117 Rnd4 Antwane Wells Jr.
Antwane Wells Jr. at the 117th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick154 Rnd5 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Value said wait; Brevyn Spann-Ford in the Round 5 slot says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick173 Rnd5 Ray Davis
They let Ray Davis come to them and pounced at pick 173. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick195 Rnd6 Fabien Lovett
Somehow Fabien Lovett was still sitting there in pick No. 195, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick238 Rnd7 Carson Steele
Good price on Carson Steele in slot 238, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten at the 254th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.