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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CIN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CIN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (LAC)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 191st pick lands the Bengals a B, Mondon Jr. and all.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Bengals were there to profit. Smael Mondon Jr., the No. 99 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick No. 191.

They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front. A fair-value weekend of trading, no edge to be found.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In No. 17 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
Derrick Harmon is a better player than Round 2, Pick 17 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick86 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba slipping to slot 86 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jake Majors
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jake Majors in the 117th pick, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor at the 123rd overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick152 Rnd5 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins in the Round 5 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
Pick191 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
They robbed the room for Smael Mondon Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.