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Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (CIN)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CIN)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (CIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Benjamin Yurosek Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Benjamin Yurosek
TE Stanford
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Bengals: B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Bengals started one anyway for Dallin Holker, 28 picks ahead of schedule. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up. Landing Smith-Wade that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In slot 24 they get protection for the quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick56 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kingsley Suamataia. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick88 Rnd3 Tyleik Williams
They paid sticker price for Tyleik Williams in pick 88, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick124 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
No drama and no debate, Khyree Jackson went about where he belonged in the 124th pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick161 Rnd5 Cody Schrader
A real head-scratcher, Cody Schrader in the 161st overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick173 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
They reached a country mile for Dallin Holker at Round 5, Pick 37, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick202 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier at pick No. 202 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick245 Rnd7 Chau Smith-Wade
A tidy bit of business in pick 245, where Chau Smith-Wade graded well above the range. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick254 Rnd7 Benjamin Yurosek
They paid a round early for Benjamin Yurosek in No. 254, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.