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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
King should have been long gone. The Bengals pounced, and earned a B.

The board owed the Bengals one, and it paid up: Kalen King, the No. 139 name on the board, sitting there at No. 194 like a gift left on the doorstep. The bottom line is a respectable B.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 18th pick they get a long-term starter on the line. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
A tidy bit of business in No. 49, where Kamari Lassiter graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick80 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at pick No. 80 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick97 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick115 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Good price on Leonard Taylor III in pick 115, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick149 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
Dallin Holker in slot 149 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick194 Rnd6 Kalen King
They will replay Kalen King at the 194th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
Jase McClellan in Round 6, Pick 39 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick237 Rnd7 Tatum Bethune
A slide stopped in pick No. 237, with Tatum Bethune worth more than the price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.