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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (CIN)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (CIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (KC)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Bengals, and a B- to prove it.

Nobody else had Ben Sinnott anywhere near Round 3, Pick 16. The Bengals did, by 51 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

That Rice pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick 18 they get a long-term starter on the line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick64 Rnd2 Jermaine Burton
A tidy bit of business in the 64th overall pick, where Jermaine Burton graded well above the range. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick80 Rnd3 Ben Sinnott
Value said wait; Ben Sinnott in the Round 3 slot says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick95 Rnd3 Fabien Lovett
Fabien Lovett in Round 3, Pick 32 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick116 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Cam Hart in the 116th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick133 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
You do not let a wide receiver like Brenden Rice reach pick No. 133 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick148 Rnd5 Isaac Guerendo
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Isaac Guerendo well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick175 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
Fair-plus on Walter Rouse, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.