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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Jaylin Noel pick is the one that will follow the Bengals into the fall. They took him 137 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. However the rest shakes out, Bullard at that price is a win they earned.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In pick 18 they get a load in the middle at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They jumped the gun on Kingsley Suamataia, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick80 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
The board had Javon Bullard higher than Round 3, Pick 16, and the safety fell to them anyway. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick115 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Value with a capital V on Braelon Allen in the Round 4 slot, a genuine coup. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick151 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
They paid sticker price for Ben Sinnott in No. 151, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
A straight-up fair deal on Jacob Cowing at slot 173, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick196 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray at pick No. 196 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jaylin Noel
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jaylin Noel. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick254 Rnd7 Jared Wiley
They talked themselves into Jared Wiley at pick 254, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.