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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (CIN)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Bengals left linebacker untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul.

Reaching for Newton left real value on the table behind him. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
In slot 18 they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
By-the-book stuff, Ruke Orhorhoro at the 49th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
They did well to land Xavier Legette in No. 80, just ahead of his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick114 Rnd4 Josh Newton
A conviction pick on Josh Newton at the Round 4 slot that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick148 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
A straight-up fair deal on Tykee Smith at the 148th pick, value and slot in agreement. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick193 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
They jumped the gun on Drake Nugent, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick208 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor in pick 208 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick214 Rnd6 Tanner McLachlan
They went early on Tanner McLachlan in pick No. 214, and the value did not follow. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jordan Whittington
Jordan Whittington in the 237th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.