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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Miyan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Miyan Williams
RB Ohio State
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals let Arnold fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Terrion Arnold, the No. 20 name on the board, stolen at the 80th overall pick.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In No. 18 they get a difference-maker at receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Taliese Fuaga
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 49 is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick80 Rnd3 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick116 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
A tidy little value on Leonard Taylor III in the 116th overall pick, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell at slot 148 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick175 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Keith Randolph Jr. in the 175th pick, plain and simple. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick196 Rnd6 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett in pick 196 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick235 Rnd7 Miyan Williams
The board fumbled Miyan Williams all the way to Round 7, Pick 15, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick252 Rnd7 Omar Speights
Taking Omar Speights in Round 7, Pick 32 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.