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Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (CIN)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CIN)
CJ Daniels
WR LSU
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CIN)
Thor Griffith
DT Louisville
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (CIN)
Fentrell Cypress II
CB Florida State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Bengals, and a B- to prove it.

The Bengals did not so much draft CJ Daniels as overpay for him, 33 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. On value alone, Cypress II makes the weekend a net positive.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
Jack Sawyer in the 28th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick60 Rnd2 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius at Round 2, Pick 28 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick92 Rnd3 Clay Webb
Fair-plus on Clay Webb, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick124 Rnd4 Nick Emmanwori
They took Nick Emmanwori at par in slot 124, which is nothing to complain about. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick156 Rnd5 CJ Daniels
A swing that ignored the value entirely, CJ Daniels well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick188 Rnd6 Thor Griffith
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Thor Griffith. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick220 Rnd7 Fentrell Cypress II
A quiet steal in No. 220: Fentrell Cypress II for less than the market said. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.