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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Caelen Carson
DB Wake Forest
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Benjamin Yurosek Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Benjamin Yurosek
TE Stanford
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on Muhammad III: B-.

The Bengals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Moose Muhammad III, the No. 166 name on the board, in No. 254. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Bengals indulged a want in Carson while a need in cornerback, interior defensive lineman and other spots stayed open.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the 17th pick they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Javon Foster
Javon Foster at Round 2, Pick 17 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick81 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Of all the spots to shop, they chose defensive back. Caelen Carson in pick No. 81 leaves cornerback, interior defensive lineman and other spots for later.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jackson Powers-Johnson
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jackson Powers-Johnson reach pick 117 and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick154 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
They robbed the room for Tommy Eichenberg here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick173 Rnd5 J. Michael Sturdivant
A slide stopped in the 173rd overall pick, with J. Michael Sturdivant worth more than the price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick195 Rnd6 Dylan Laube
They will replay Dylan Laube at slot 195 for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick238 Rnd7 Benjamin Yurosek
Benjamin Yurosek at No. 238 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick254 Rnd7 Moose Muhammad III
Somehow Moose Muhammad III was still sitting there in the 254th overall pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.