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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CIN)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CIN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CIN)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (CIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

You can usually follow a front office's logic. This one is harder. The Bengals spent Round 1, Pick 24 on Maason Smith while interior defensive lineman, linebacker and other spots sat unaddressed. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. The Smith steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

The Lachey reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Maason Smith
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman, linebacker and other spots to take Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick56 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul at pick No. 56 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick88 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher at No. 88 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick124 Rnd4 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey at pick 124 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick161 Rnd5 Cam Hart
They paid sticker price for Cam Hart in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick173 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith is a better player than slot 173 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.