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Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
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
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
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 Picks Received
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (HOU)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Players Gained
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Jerry Hughes
EDGE
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Bengals a B+.

Nobody had Hayden Hatten this high, and it is not close. The Bengals reached 59 spots to get him at the Round 7 slot. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. That Powers-Johnson pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In the Round 1 slot they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
Kamari Lassiter at the 49th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick59 Rnd2 Kiran Amegadjie
A tidy little value on Kiran Amegadjie in pick No. 59, a step better than break-even. It fills a real need, too.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Circle this one: Jackson Powers-Johnson at pick 80 is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in No. 115 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright in slot 151 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick173 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
They went early on Michael Barrett in the 173rd pick, and the value did not follow. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick196 Rnd6 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones at Round 6, Pick 21 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
They left a pile of value on the table to take Dwight McGlothern this early at the Round 7 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten in pick 254 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.