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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CIN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CIN)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (CIN)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (CIN)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (SEA)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (SEA)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (SEA)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (SEA)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (SEA)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Players Gained
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Tank Dell
WR
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Nehemiah Pritchett
CB
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Judkins should have been long gone. The Bengals pounced, and earned a B+.

The board owed the Bengals one, and it paid up: Quinshon Judkins, the No. 70 name on the board, sitting there at pick 191 like a gift left on the doorstep. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.

The Moore pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at cornerback, interior defensive lineman and other spots.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In the 25th overall pick they get a matchup problem out wide at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick50 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
A straight-up fair deal on JT Tuimoloau at No. 50, value and slot in agreement. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick58 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at the 58th pick is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick81 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
They will replay Tate Ratledge at pick 81 for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick117 Rnd4 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson in pick No. 117 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick126 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went safety with Malachi Moore while clear needs at cornerback, interior defensive lineman and other spots sat open.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Circle this one: Jake Majors at the Round 4 slot is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick152 Rnd5 Mason Taylor
They barely believed it either: Mason Taylor still on the board at slot 152. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
Steal is underselling it; Jay Higgins at slot 171 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick191 Rnd6 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at the Round 6 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick210 Rnd6 Cody Simon
Cody Simon at Round 6, Pick 35 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.