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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals let Watts fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Xavier Watts, Round 3, Pick 17, roughly 35 picks past where he belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

The Conner pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
In the 17th pick they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
They read the board right and Jihaad Campbell was the payoff at the 49th overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick81 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
A safety of that caliber at slot 81 is the definition of value, full stop. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick117 Rnd4 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner in No. 117 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick152 Rnd5 Ollie Gordon II
A reach for Ollie Gordon II in pick No. 152; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.