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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
KJ Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
KJ Jefferson
QB Arkansas
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Benjamin Yurosek Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Benjamin Yurosek
TE Stanford
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Storm Duck Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Storm Duck
CB Penn State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals let McCoy fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Bru McCoy got past him. The Bengals do not have to explain a thing at No. 238.

Yurosek has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 17th pick they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value.
Pick49 Rnd2 Dallas Turner
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Dallas Turner in pick 49, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick81 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
You do not let a wide receiver like Malachi Corley reach slot 81 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick117 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams in No. 117 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick154 Rnd5 KJ Jefferson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, KJ Jefferson at the 154th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick173 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at pick No. 173 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick195 Rnd6 Benjamin Yurosek
This one needs a full-page explanation: Benjamin Yurosek in Round 6, Pick 20, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick238 Rnd7 Bru McCoy
Bru McCoy in the Round 7 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick254 Rnd7 Storm Duck
Storm Duck in slot 254 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.