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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
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: 239 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bengals a B.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Bengals took Hayden Hatten a full 74 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Mitchell. They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims at pick No. 23 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick49 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell in No. 49 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick59 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Fair-plus on Ja'Tavion Sanders, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cooper Beebe. The roster fit checks out.
Pick115 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
A tidy little value on Leonard Taylor III in the 115th pick, a step better than break-even. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
They paid sticker price for Jaylen Wright in slot 151, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick173 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo in the 173rd pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in Round 6, Pick 21 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern in No. 238 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick239 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
They reached a country mile for Hayden Hatten at the 239th overall pick, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick254 Rnd7 Carson Steele
Carson Steele in pick No. 254 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.