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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 191st overall pick: the Bengals steal Taylor and grade out a B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Mason Taylor at pick 191 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

The Conner pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. Tight end is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
In pick 17 they get a disruptor off the edge. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
A tidy bit of business in the 49th overall pick, where Jihaad Campbell graded well above the range. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick81 Rnd3 Tyleik Williams
They barely believed it either: Tyleik Williams still on the board at the Round 3 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick117 Rnd4 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner at pick No. 117 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick152 Rnd5 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II in No. 152 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick191 Rnd6 Mason Taylor
Taking Mason Taylor in the 191st pick is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.