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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
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
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
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-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

Nobody had Hayden Hatten this high, and it is not close. The Bengals reached 59 spots to get him at Round 7, Pick 34.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
A straight-up fair deal on Ja'Tavion Sanders at the 49th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick80 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. in No. 80 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick115 Rnd4 DJ James
No drama and no debate, DJ James went about where he belonged in Round 4, Pick 15. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
By-the-book stuff, Jaylen Wright at slot 151 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick173 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
The board had cheaper options than Michael Barrett at pick No. 173, and it noticed. It fills a real need, too.
Pick196 Rnd6 Matthew Jones
They reached into another round for Matthew Jones, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
They reached a country mile for Dwight McGlothern at No. 238, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten in pick 254 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.