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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals won the night they stopped King from sliding. Grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Bengals were there to profit. Kalen King, the No. 42 name on the board, should have been long gone before No. 80. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 18th pick they get a home-run threat at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Taking Jordan Morgan in the Round 2 slot is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick80 Rnd3 Kalen King
Kalen King at pick No. 80 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick115 Rnd4 Audric Estime
A running back of that caliber at slot 115 is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
Pick151 Rnd5 James Williams
They barely believed it either: James Williams still on the board at pick 151. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick173 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Steal is underselling it; Braelon Allen at Round 5, Pick 37 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick196 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
Nothing to complain about; JD Bertrand went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Circle this one: Brevyn Spann-Ford at the 238th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick254 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
Daequan Hardy in the 254th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.