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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Steve Linton Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Steve Linton
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals robbed the room for Cowing. Final grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Bengals were there to profit. Jacob Cowing, the No. 185 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 238th pick. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. 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
Pick17 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In No. 17 they get a cornerstone up front. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in the 49th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jonathon Brooks
Jonathon Brooks at pick No. 81 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
They paid sticker price for Jaheim Bell in slot 117, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick154 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
They did well to land Mike Sainristil in the 154th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick173 Rnd5 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
They will replay Antwaun Powell-Ryland at the Round 5 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick195 Rnd6 Steve Linton
Somehow Steve Linton was still sitting there in pick 195, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jacob Cowing
Steal is underselling it; Jacob Cowing at Round 7, Pick 18 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
The board had Hayden Hatten higher than the 254th pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.