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Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (CIN)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (HOU)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bengals for Gadsden II: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Oronde Gadsden II got past him. The Bengals do not have to explain a thing at the Round 6 slot. No fireworks, but a solid B.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They will need Fortune to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

Job largely done: cornerback settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge. Need was not the driver here.
Pick58 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Value with a capital V on Xavier Watts in the 58th overall pick, a genuine coup. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick81 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A slide stopped in Round 3, Pick 17, with Deone Walker worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jayden Higgins at slot 89 is the proof. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick118 Rnd4 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune at the 118th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick154 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Circle this one: Hollin Pierce at pick No. 154 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick167 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Somehow Cody Simon was still sitting there in pick 167, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick195 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at No. 195 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.