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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
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-
Good, not great, for the Bengals: B-.

The Bengals put a flag in the ground for Hayden Hatten, 59 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Robinson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick No. 18 they get a building block for the line at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson slipping to the 49th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick80 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Javon Bullard at the 80th pick. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ben Sinnott this early at pick 115. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright in slot 151 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick173 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
A conviction pick on Michael Barrett at Round 5, Pick 37 that the board grades a round light. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at the 196th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
They reached a country mile for Dwight McGlothern at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten at No. 254 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.