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Bengals 2024

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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CIN)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The Bengals checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

Nobody else had Hayden Hatten anywhere near pick No. 252. The Bengals did, by 60 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

The Hart steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped linebacker, which is a strange place to end up.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but linebacker.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 24th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They paid a round early for T'Vondre Sweat in the 49th pick, more than the board wanted. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
They barely believed it either: Troy Fautanu still on the board at slot 56. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick80 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
No drama and no debate, Malachi Corley went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 16. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick116 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ben Sinnott this early at pick 116. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright in No. 148 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick175 Rnd5 Cam Hart
The board fumbled Cam Hart all the way to the 175th overall pick, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Jones
They took Christian Jones at par in Round 6, Pick 21, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick235 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Dwight McGlothern well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick252 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
A wild overpay on Hayden Hatten in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.