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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals let King fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Somebody in the Round 6 slot was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bengals sat still while Kobe King, the No. 138 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain. They left with tight end solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In pick 17 they get a mismatch in the passing game at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
They did well to land Xavier Watts in pick No. 49, just ahead of his grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick81 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A quiet steal in the 81st overall pick: Deone Walker for less than the market said. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick118 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cam Skattebo at slot 118 is the proof. The roster fit checks out.
Pick154 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 154th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick195 Rnd6 Kobe King
Circle this one: Kobe King at Round 6, Pick 17 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.