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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Gordon II should have been long gone. The Bengals pounced, and earned a B-.

The Bengals did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Ollie Gordon II fell into slot 191. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. The Green reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Mike Green
In the 17th overall pick they get a disruptor off the edge, though they paid up to get him. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
A tidy bit of business in the Round 2 slot, where Jihaad Campbell graded well above the range. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick81 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Deone Walker at slot 81 is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jack Bech
Jack Bech at the 117th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
A conviction pick on Jaeden Roberts at Round 5, Pick 15 that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick191 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
They robbed the room for Ollie Gordon II here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.