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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Trey Wedig Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Trey Wedig
OT Wisconsin
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on McKinstry: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Kool-Aid McKinstry at Round 3, Pick 16 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. The bottom line is a respectable B.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Wedig reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In the 18th pick they get a matchup problem out wide, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
You do not let a cornerback like Terrion Arnold reach the 49th overall pick and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Kool-Aid McKinstry
The board fumbled Kool-Aid McKinstry all the way to pick No. 80, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick116 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster in the Round 4 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Will Shipley
Will Shipley slipping to No. 148 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick175 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
Keith Randolph Jr. in Round 5, Pick 39 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick196 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
The board had Michael Barrett higher than pick 196, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick235 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Brevyn Spann-Ford at slot 235 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick252 Rnd7 Trey Wedig
Trey Wedig in Round 7, Pick 32 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.