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Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall
B-
ValueC-
NeedA-
TradesB-
FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bengals. The Chris Paul Jr. pick is the one that will follow the Bengals into the fall. They took him 31 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.
A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.
A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.
Pick Analysis
Pick17
Rnd1
Derrick Harmon
In pick 17 they get a load in the middle, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49
Rnd2
Chris Paul Jr.
They reached into another round for Chris Paul Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.


