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JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Bengals: B-.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Hayden Hatten in Round 7, Pick 34, a good 47 spots before the room expected him. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The Oladapo pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
JC Latham at the 18th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins at pick No. 49 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They took Cooper Beebe at par in pick 80, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Ben Sinnott well ahead of where he belonged. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
By-the-book stuff, Jaylen Wright at slot 151 squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick173 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at the Round 5 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Good price on Christian Jones in pick No. 196, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
They liked Dwight McGlothern enough to skip the value, taking him in the 238th pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten at slot 254 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.