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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueA+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in slot 191 lands the Bengals a B+, Sanders and all.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Bengals were there to profit. T.J. Sanders, the No. 42 name on the board, should have been long gone before No. 191.

They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In No. 17 they get a ballhawk on the outside, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Shemar Stewart
Steal is underselling it; Shemar Stewart at the 49th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick81 Rnd3 Ashton Jeanty
Circle this one: Ashton Jeanty at the Round 3 slot is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick117 Rnd4 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in Round 4, Pick 16 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick152 Rnd5 Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum at pick 152 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick191 Rnd6 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders in slot 191 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.