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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Bengals won the night they stopped Kandra from sliding. Grade: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Bengals watched Luke Kandra slide 47 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The Castro pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at tight end, wide receiver and other spots. That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In slot 17 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at pick 49 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick81 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Taking Alfred Collins in pick No. 81 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick117 Rnd4 Sebastian Castro
They bypassed pressing needs at tight end, wide receiver and other spots to take Sebastian Castro, a safety that was not the priority.
Pick152 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra at the Round 5 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick191 Rnd6 Jonah Monheim
A conviction pick on Jonah Monheim at the 191st overall pick that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.