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Draft Selections
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Jowon Briggs Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jowon Briggs
DT Cincinnati
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (ARI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Head Shot
Justin Jones
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueC NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC-
The Bengals turned the phones into found money: B.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Bengals reached some 44 spots for Jowon Briggs, and value like that does not grow back. The bottom line is a respectable B.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. However the rest shakes out, Melton at that price is a win they earned.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick90 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in No. 90 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick97 Rnd3 Roger Rosengarten
They talked themselves into Roger Rosengarten at pick 97, and the board did not agree. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick104 Rnd4 Max Melton
They will replay Max Melton at the Round 4 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
Value with a capital V on Jalen McMillan in the 115th overall pick, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick194 Rnd6 Trevin Wallace
A real head-scratcher, Trevin Wallace in Round 6, Pick 19 is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick214 Rnd6 Erick All
Erick All slid further than he should have, and slot 214 is lovely value for the tight end. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jowon Briggs
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jowon Briggs in the 224th pick, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick237 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
They liked LaDarius Henderson enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 237. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick238 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
They took Josh Proctor at par in the Round 7 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.