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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Kingsley Eguakun Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Kingsley Eguakun
C Florida
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals robbed the room for Puni. Final grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Dominick Puni, the Round 5 slot, roughly 48 picks past where he belonged. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The Capehart pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Joe Alt
A quiet steal in the 18th pick: Joe Alt for less than the market said. The roster fit checks out.
Pick49 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
You do not let a wide receiver like Troy Franklin reach pick No. 49 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Trey Benson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Trey Benson in Round 3, Pick 16. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick115 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson is a better player than pick 115 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick151 Rnd5 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni at slot 151 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick173 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo in the 173rd overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick196 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
A slide stopped in the Round 6 slot, with Michael Barrett worth more than the price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Kingsley Eguakun
Kingsley Eguakun at No. 238 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick254 Rnd7 DeMonte Capehart
Value said wait; DeMonte Capehart in the 254th overall pick says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.