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Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (CIN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Draft Picks Traded
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The Bengals checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Bengals spent the 237th overall pick on Carson Steele, a name most had 76 spots down the list. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

That Bullard pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In the 24th overall pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell at the 49th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick56 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They paid sticker price for Kingsley Suamataia in slot 56, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick80 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Javon Bullard at No. 80 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones at pick 114 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick148 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in Round 5, Pick 12 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
They took Jared Wiley at par in Round 6, Pick 18, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick208 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
A clean, defensible pick in pick 208 with a little surplus value in Drake Nugent. It fills a real need, too.
Pick214 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
No drama and no debate, Michael Barrett went about where he belonged in No. 214. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick237 Rnd7 Carson Steele
Carson Steele at the 237th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.