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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Jaden Shirden Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jaden Shirden
RB Monmouth
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

Nobody else had Eyabi Okie-Anoma anywhere near No. 194. The Bengals did, by 41 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu at pick 18 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at No. 49 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick80 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Maason Smith in Round 3, Pick 16 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick97 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
They reached into another round for Brenden Rice, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick115 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
A wild overpay on Elijah Jones in the Round 4 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick149 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
They paid a round early for Dallin Holker in the 149th pick, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick194 Rnd6 Eyabi Okie-Anoma
They left a pile of value on the table to take Eyabi Okie-Anoma this early at pick No. 194. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jaden Shirden
Jaden Shirden at the 214th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Pick224 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at the 224th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick237 Rnd7 Carson Steele
A conviction pick on Carson Steele at slot 237 that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.