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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T.J. Tampa
DB Iowa State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Miyan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Miyan Williams
RB Ohio State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Will Sheppard
WR Vanderbilt
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Fentrell Cypress II
DB Florida State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 81st overall pick lands the Bengals a B-, Trotter Jr. and all.

The Bengals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jeremiah Trotter Jr., the No. 44 name on the board, in the 81st pick. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. It is not that Tampa is a bad player; it is that the Bengals had louder needs to answer first.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 17th pick they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick No. 49 on T.J. Tampa with cornerback, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at pick 81 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick117 Rnd4 Adisa Isaac
Adisa Isaac at Round 4, Pick 17 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick154 Rnd5 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent at the 154th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick173 Rnd5 Miyan Williams
Miyan Williams at No. 173 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick195 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in the Round 6 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick238 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
Circle this one: Will Sheppard at slot 238 is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick254 Rnd7 Fentrell Cypress II
Fentrell Cypress II in Round 7, Pick 34 is fair value, right on his grade. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.