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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bengals a B-.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Bengals shredded theirs for Matthew Jones. He came off 26 spots early, and the room will hear about it. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
By-the-book stuff, Taliese Fuaga at pick 18 squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They paid a round early for T'Vondre Sweat in the 49th overall pick, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
No drama and no debate, Cooper Beebe went about where he belonged in the 80th pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick115 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
They took Leonard Taylor III at par in Round 4, Pick 15, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick151 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in slot 151 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick173 Rnd5 J. Michael Sturdivant
They did well to land J. Michael Sturdivant in No. 173, just ahead of his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick196 Rnd6 Isaiah Davis
No edge and no loss on Isaiah Davis in No. 196; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones in Round 7, Pick 18 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick254 Rnd7 Myles Cole
A real head-scratcher, Myles Cole in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.