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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Caleb Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Caleb Murphy
C Indiana
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on Abrams-Draine: B-.

The board owed the Bengals one, and it paid up: Kris Abrams-Draine, the No. 118 name on the board, sitting there at pick No. 151 like a gift left on the doorstep. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

They are betting Murphy proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
JC Latham at the Round 1 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They paid a round early for T'Vondre Sweat in No. 49, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick80 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
A straight-up fair deal on Roman Wilson at Round 3, Pick 16, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at pick 115 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick151 Rnd5 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine in the 151st pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick173 Rnd5 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs in the 173rd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jawhar Jordan
No edge and no loss on Jawhar Jordan in pick No. 196; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick238 Rnd7 Zion Logue
They paid sticker price for Zion Logue in slot 238, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick254 Rnd7 Caleb Murphy
Caleb Murphy at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.