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  • JakeB21 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CIN)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CIN)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Ja'Had Carter Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Ja'Had Carter
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (TB)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (TB)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (TB)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Bengals: B.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Bengals would have aced it. Tanor Bortolini at Round 5, Pick 37 is 33 spots clear of where he belonged. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The Phillips pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick No. 19 they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in pick 49 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick80 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at the Round 3 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick83 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson at No. 83 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick115 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Blake Fisher at Round 4, Pick 15 is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick151 Rnd5 McCallan Castles
McCallan Castles at slot 151 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick173 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
A real head-scratcher, Tanor Bortolini in the 173rd overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick196 Rnd6 Andru Phillips
Andru Phillips at No. 196 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick238 Rnd7 Walter Rouse
They jumped the gun on Walter Rouse, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The roster fit checks out.
Pick240 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
Nice patience on Zakhari Franklin, who had no business lasting to pick 240. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick254 Rnd7 Ja'Had Carter
They read the board right and Ja'Had Carter was the payoff at the 254th pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.