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Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals let Laumea fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Somebody in the 173rd overall pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Bengals sat still while Sataoa Laumea, the No. 122 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. The cost of the Wiley reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 18th overall pick they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value.
Pick49 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Byron Murphy II in Round 2, Pick 17. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Kris Jenkins
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Kris Jenkins in pick 80, plain and simple. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick115 Rnd4 DJ James
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on DJ James. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick151 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
Steal is underselling it; Darius Robinson at No. 151 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick173 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
A reach on Jared Wiley in slot 196; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.