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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
C.J. Hanson Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
C.J. Hanson
OG Holy Cross
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Bengals: B.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Bengals spent the 237th pick on C.J. Hanson, a name the board had a full 26 spots lower. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Jacobs. They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the Round 1 slot they get an island corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at the 49th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick80 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in the 80th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick97 Rnd3 Audric Estime
Audric Estime at pick No. 97 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick115 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
A reach for Theo Johnson in Round 4, Pick 15; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick149 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They took Luke McCaffrey at par in No. 149, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick194 Rnd6 Isaiah Williams
Isaiah Williams slid further than he should have, and pick No. 194 is lovely value for the wide receiver. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick214 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs slipping to the Round 6 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick237 Rnd7 C.J. Hanson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for C.J. Hanson. It patches a soft spot without any drama.