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  • Jaydin DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The jury is out on the Bengals. For now, C+.

The Bengals did not so much draft Que Robinson as overpay for him, 72 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. Call it a C+ and check back in two years.

Collins falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The Bengals indulged a want in Robinson while a need in cornerback, offensive lineman and other spots stayed open. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Hit on Landon Jackson and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Landon Jackson
They reached into another round for Landon Jackson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at the 49th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick81 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
They will replay Alfred Collins at the Round 3 slot for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick119 Rnd4 Que Robinson
A want over a need in pick 119: Que Robinson adds an edge rusher while cornerback, offensive lineman and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick153 Rnd5 Sai'vion Jones
They let Sai'vion Jones come to them and pounced at Round 5, Pick 15. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick193 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in slot 193 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.