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    Bengals
Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (IND)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (IND)
TO PICK
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Josh Downs
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Bengals got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Bengals, and the value they bled adds up to real damage.

They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it. Reaching for Sweat left real value on the table behind him.

Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, linebacker very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 JC Latham
In slot 18 they get a blindside protector at fair value.
Pick46 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
A reach for Ja'Tavion Sanders in pick No. 46; a little patience would have been rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A premium they did not need to pay, T'Vondre Sweat a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick80 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
A clean, defensible pick in Round 3, Pick 16 with a little surplus value in Malachi Corley. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick116 Rnd4 DJ James
DJ James at the Round 4 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick118 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
They took Darius Robinson at par in pick 118, which is nothing to complain about. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.