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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
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
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-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Bengals spent pick No. 254 on Hayden Hatten, a name most had 47 spots down the list. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The Simpson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ja'Tavion Sanders. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A straight-up fair deal on Cooper Beebe at the 80th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick115 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
They barely believed it either: Tykee Smith still on the board at Round 4, Pick 15. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
They took Jaylen Wright at par in the 151st pick, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at pick 173 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Jones
They did well to land Christian Jones in the 196th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
They jumped the gun on Dwight McGlothern, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten at the 254th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.