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Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CIN)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Emani Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Emani Bailey
RB TCU
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Picks Received
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CHI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CHI)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CHI)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA- FutureD
The Bengals kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Eyabi Okie-Anoma at the Round 7 slot is 45 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In pick No. 9 they get a security blanket over the middle. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
They went early on Braden Fiske in No. 49, and the value did not follow. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick80 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
They paid a round early for Caelen Carson in the 80th overall pick, more than the board wanted. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick115 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
A conviction pick on Johnny Wilson at the 115th pick that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
No drama and no debate, Jase McClellan went about where he belonged in Round 6, Pick 19. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick214 Rnd6 Garret Greenfield
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Garret Greenfield. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick224 Rnd7 Tatum Bethune
Tatum Bethune in the Round 7 slot is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick237 Rnd7 Emani Bailey
Emani Bailey at No. 237 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick238 Rnd7 Eyabi Okie-Anoma
Value said wait; Eyabi Okie-Anoma in the 238th overall pick says they were not listening. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.