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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CIN)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kenny Clark
DT
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on Judkins: B+.

Thirty-one other rooms let Quinshon Judkins slide, and the Bengals were the ones holding the card at slot 117. Highway robbery. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain. It is not that Watts is a bad player; it is that the Bengals had louder needs to answer first.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get a centerfielder for the defense at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at pick No. 49 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick55 Rnd2 Harold Fannin Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Harold Fannin Jr. at the Round 2 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick81 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
A want over a need in slot 81: Xavier Watts adds a safety while cornerback, wide receiver and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick117 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
They barely believed it either: Quinshon Judkins still on the board at the 117th overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick152 Rnd5 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III in pick 152 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick191 Rnd6 Addison West
A quiet steal in No. 191: Addison West for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser in the 213th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.