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Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (CIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Julian Pearl
OT-EDGE Illinois
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (TEN)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Players Gained
Head Shot
Mike Caliendo
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the Bengals this weekend: D.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Bengals spent No. 238 on DeMonte Capehart, a name most had 37 spots down the list.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped linebacker, which is a strange place to end up. The Wright pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Joe Alt
Fair-plus on Joe Alt, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
A quiet steal in Round 2, Pick 17: Xavier Legette for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske in pick 80 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick115 Rnd4 DJ James
DJ James at the 115th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick151 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson in pick No. 151 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
They let Jaylen Wright come to them and pounced at slot 175. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick196 Rnd6 Julian Pearl
Julian Pearl is a better player than slot 196 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The roster logic is harder to follow.
Pick238 Rnd7 DeMonte Capehart
They reached into another round for DeMonte Capehart, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick254 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Matthew Jones at the 254th pick. It fills a real need, too.