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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CIN)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Jaylon Carlies Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jaylon Carlies
S Missouri
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 173rd pick lands the Bengals a B, Jackson and all.

The Bengals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Khyree Jackson, the No. 128 name on the board, in the 173rd overall pick.

They will need Hatten to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Job largely done: cornerback settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In the 24th overall pick they get a weapon on the perimeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu at Round 2, Pick 24 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick88 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at the 88th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick124 Rnd4 Max Melton
Max Melton in the Round 4 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick161 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
By-the-book stuff, Ainias Smith at pick No. 161 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick173 Rnd5 Khyree Jackson
You do not let a cornerback like Khyree Jackson reach slot 173 and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick202 Rnd6 Ashton Gillotte
Ashton Gillotte in pick 202 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jaylon Carlies
Jaylon Carlies at No. 245 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten at Round 7, Pick 34 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.