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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals let Smith-Wade fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

Call it larceny. Chau Smith-Wade sat on the board until the 238th overall pick, and the Bengals did not need to be asked twice. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Spann-Ford reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In slot 17 they get a bendy edge with upside. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan at the 49th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick81 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at pick 81 is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick117 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
They took Khyree Jackson at par in No. 117, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick154 Rnd5 Ray Davis
Ray Davis in Round 5, Pick 18 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick173 Rnd5 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Brevyn Spann-Ford at pick No. 173 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick195 Rnd6 Ainias Smith
They robbed the room for Ainias Smith here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick238 Rnd7 Chau Smith-Wade
Steal is underselling it; Chau Smith-Wade at the 238th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
They let Hayden Hatten come to them and pounced at Round 7, Pick 34. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.