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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bengals and Cowing: B-.

The Bengals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jacob Cowing, the No. 192 name on the board, in the Round 7 slot. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Gadsden II pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 17th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Brandon Dorlus
They took Brandon Dorlus at par in the 49th pick, which is nothing to complain about. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick81 Rnd3 D.J. James
D.J. James in slot 81 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick117 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
They robbed the room for TreVeyon Henderson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick154 Rnd5 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier in pick No. 154 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick173 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at the Round 5 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick195 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
The board fumbled Kamal Hadden all the way to No. 195, and they scooped it up. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jacob Cowing
Taking Jacob Cowing in pick 238 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten at the 254th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.