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Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall
D
ValueB
NeedB+
TradesF
FutureA
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bengals for Keegan: D. Nobody had Austin Reed this high, and it is not close. The Bengals reached 50 spots to get him at No. 224. Hard to defend, and the D reflects that.
Getting Keegan where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.
Pick Analysis
Pick9
Rnd1
Malik Nabers
Malik Nabers at pick No. 9 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick51
Rnd2
T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in slot 51 lands just on the right side of the ledger. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick86
Rnd3
Patrick Paul
They read the board right and Patrick Paul was the payoff at Round 3, Pick 23. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick97
Rnd3
Renardo Green
Somehow Renardo Green was still sitting there in the 97th overall pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick116
Rnd4
Leonard Taylor III
Fair-plus on Leonard Taylor III, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick119
Rnd4
Beaux Limmer
The board had cheaper options than Beaux Limmer at pick No. 119, and it noticed. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick122
Rnd4
Isaac Guerendo
They took Isaac Guerendo at par in Round 4, Pick 22, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick127
Rnd4
Jared Wiley
They reached a country mile for Jared Wiley at pick 127, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick149
Rnd5
Sataoa Laumea
They robbed the room for Sataoa Laumea here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick194
Rnd6
Tip Reiman
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tip Reiman at slot 194 is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick214
Rnd6
Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan in the Round 6 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick224
Rnd7
Austin Reed
Austin Reed at No. 224 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.



















