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Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (CIN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (CIN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CIN)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (SF)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kyle Juszczyk
FB
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Bengals and Muasau: B+.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Bengals watched Darius Muasau slide 39 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

The Kyle Juszczyk deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In the 31st pick they get a weapon on the perimeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in No. 49 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick63 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
A straight-up fair deal on Payton Wilson at pick 63, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick80 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo in Round 3, Pick 16 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick94 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Nothing to complain about; Sedrick Van Pran went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick115 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
They barely believed it either: Mike Sainristil still on the board at the 115th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick151 Rnd5 Cody Schrader
They went early on Cody Schrader in slot 151, and the value did not follow. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick173 Rnd5 Trey Knox
Trey Knox at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick196 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
They robbed the room for LaDarius Henderson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick238 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
Somehow Sheridan Jones was still sitting there in the 238th overall pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick254 Rnd7 Darius Muasau
A linebacker of that caliber at pick 254 is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.