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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CIN)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
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 Puni fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The Bengals did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Dominick Puni fell into pick 124.

Hatten has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In No. 24 they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 Kris Abrams-Draine
Circle this one: Kris Abrams-Draine at slot 56 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick88 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at pick No. 88 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. It fills a real need, too.
Pick124 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni in pick 124 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick161 Rnd5 Ashton Gillotte
No drama and no debate, Ashton Gillotte went about where he belonged in the 161st overall pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick173 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom in the 173rd pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick202 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in Round 6, Pick 27 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at the Round 7 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
They talked themselves into Hayden Hatten at No. 254, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.