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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
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
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
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-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Bengals started one anyway for Hayden Hatten, 47 picks ahead of schedule. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Getting Oladapo where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 2 slot with a little surplus value in Byron Murphy II. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
No drama and no debate, Cooper Beebe went about where he belonged in pick 80. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
A real head-scratcher, Ben Sinnott in slot 115 is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright in pick No. 151 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick173 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo slipping to the 173rd overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in the Round 6 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
The board had cheaper options than Dwight McGlothern at the 238th pick, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten in slot 254 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.