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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
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
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
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-
The Bengals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Hayden Hatten in pick No. 254, a good 59 spots before the room expected him. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins in pick 49 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
No drama and no debate, Cooper Beebe went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at pick No. 115 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaylen Wright. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick173 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at the 173rd pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in the 196th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
They reached into another round for Dwight McGlothern, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Hayden Hatten well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.