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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CIN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Picks Received
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (HOU)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureB
A solid, sensible weekend for the Bengals: B.

The Bengals went off the board in a big way for Carson Steele, 112 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

The Suamataia pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
Laiatu Latu at Round 1, Pick 23 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry in pick No. 49 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 80th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick97 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. slipping to slot 97 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick115 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice is a better player than the 115th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick127 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
By-the-book stuff, Johnny Wilson at the Round 4 slot squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick149 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
A wild overpay on Malik Mustapha in pick 149, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
A premium they did not need to pay, Jared Wiley a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick214 Rnd6 Carson Steele
Carson Steele at slot 214 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick237 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.