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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
C.J. Hanson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
C.J. Hanson
OG Holy Cross
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Some picks age like wine; Sam Hartman at the Round 7 slot will need to, sitting 35 spots clear of his grade.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get an anchor for the offensive line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette is a better player than slot 49 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Fair-plus on Cade Stover, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick97 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Khyree Jackson. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick115 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
Tyler Davis at the 115th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick149 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
No drama and no debate, Luke McCaffrey went about where he belonged in pick 149. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick194 Rnd6 Julian Pearl
Julian Pearl at the 194th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick214 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
No edge and no loss on JD Bertrand in pick No. 214; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick224 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
This one needs a full-page explanation: Sam Hartman in Round 7, Pick 4, miles early. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick237 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
Ryan Flournoy at slot 237 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick238 Rnd7 C.J. Hanson
They reached a country mile for C.J. Hanson at No. 238, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.