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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Theo Wease Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Theo Wease
WR Missouri
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Miyan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Miyan Williams
RB Ohio State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bengals for Smith: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Ainias Smith at the 194th pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

Every board in the league had Williams lower, and that gap is the story. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

The Smith pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with tight end and quarterback still on the board.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In Round 1, Pick 16 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick48 Rnd2 Kris Abrams-Draine
They let Kris Abrams-Draine come to them and pounced at slot 48. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick80 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Of all the spots to shop, they chose DT-EDGE. Maason Smith in No. 80 leaves tight end and quarterback for later.
Pick116 Rnd4 Kiran Amegadjie
Value with a capital V on Kiran Amegadjie in the Round 4 slot, a genuine coup. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick153 Rnd5 Theo Wease
Somehow Theo Wease was still sitting there in the 153rd overall pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick173 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at pick No. 173 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick194 Rnd6 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith in the 194th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick237 Rnd7 Miyan Williams
Miyan Williams at pick 237 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick254 Rnd7 Kamal Hadden
A tidy bit of business in slot 254, where Kamal Hadden graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.