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  • Papagaff DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Bengals for Mondon Jr.: B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Smael Mondon Jr. got past him. The Bengals do not have to explain a thing at Round 5, Pick 15. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Jackson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Landon Jackson
Landon Jackson in Round 1, Pick 17 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Value with a capital V on Jihaad Campbell in pick 49, a genuine coup. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick81 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Good price on Omarr Norman-Lott in slot 81, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick118 Rnd4 Charles Grant
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Charles Grant in the Round 4 slot, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick154 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
The board fumbled Smael Mondon Jr. all the way to the 154th pick, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick195 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II in No. 195 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.