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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn 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
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Bengals: B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Bengals took Jaylen Wright at slot 254, roughly 56 spots before his name belonged. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value.
Pick49 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
A wild overpay on Byron Murphy II in pick No. 49, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at the 80th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick115 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine in pick 115 is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick151 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Theo Johnson in the 151st pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
They paid sticker price for Jacob Cowing in slot 173, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick196 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
No edge and no loss on Joshua Gray in Round 6, Pick 21; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley at pick No. 238 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick254 Rnd7 Jaylen Wright
They reached a country mile for Jaylen Wright at No. 254, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.