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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Bengals: B.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Bengals spent pick No. 254 on Jared Wiley, a name the board had a full 36 spots lower. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

On value alone, Suamataia makes the weekend a net positive. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick No. 18 they get a true top target. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
Value said wait; Byron Murphy II in slot 49 says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia in No. 80 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick115 Rnd4 Audric Estime
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Audric Estime in pick 115. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick151 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
Nice patience on Mike Sainristil, who had no business lasting to Round 5, Pick 15. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
No drama and no debate, Jacob Cowing went about where he belonged in the 173rd overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Jones
A quiet steal in the 196th pick: Christian Jones for less than the market said. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick238 Rnd7 Erick All
They paid up for Erick All at pick No. 238 when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick254 Rnd7 Jared Wiley
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jared Wiley. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.