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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Bengals: B-.

Every other box got a look, but cornerback did not. The Bengals will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

The Gadsden II pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The roster is better shaped than it was, with tight end chief among the fixes.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Landon Jackson
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher, even if it was a touch early. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
A reasonable price with a little left over, Xavier Watts in slot 49. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jack Bech
A tidy bit of business in the 81st overall pick, where Jack Bech graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick118 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
They did well to land Smael Mondon Jr. in the 118th pick, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick154 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
The board had Oronde Gadsden II higher than No. 154, and the tight end fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick195 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues slipping to Round 6, Pick 17 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.