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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CIN)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CIN)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (CIN)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bengals for Pearsall: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Ricky Pearsall got past him. The Bengals do not have to explain a thing at Round 7, Pick 25.

A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. If Chambers pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In pick 24 they get a press-man option on the boundary. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims in pick No. 56 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick88 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Fair-plus on TreVeyon Henderson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick124 Rnd4 Gabriel Murphy
No drama and no debate, Gabriel Murphy went about where he belonged in No. 124. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick161 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ainias Smith. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick173 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
A reasonable price with a little left over, Malachi Moore in the 173rd overall pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick202 Rnd6 DeWayne Carter
DeWayne Carter in slot 202 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick245 Rnd7 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall at the Round 7 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick254 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
A reach for Steele Chambers in No. 254; a little patience would have been rewarded. It fills a real need, too.