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  • nokapps DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (CIN)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Kedon Slovis Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Kedon Slovis
QB BYU
Draft Picks Received
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (LAR)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Kedon Slovis Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (LAR)
Kedon Slovis
QB BYU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (PIT)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
James Daniels
OG
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Bengals fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Bengals took Kedon Slovis at Round 7, Pick 34, roughly 51 spots before his name belonged. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. On value alone, Dixon makes the weekend a net positive.

James Daniels gives the group a proven body among the projects.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 18th overall pick they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
Fair-plus on T'Vondre Sweat, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
They did well to land Ja'Lynn Polk in Round 3, Pick 16, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick97 Rnd3 Theo Johnson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Theo Johnson this early at the 97th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick115 Rnd4 Will Shipley
Nice patience on Will Shipley, who had no business lasting to slot 115. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick149 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
A quiet steal in No. 149: Roger Rosengarten for less than the market said. It fills a real need, too.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Circle this one: Jarrian Jones at Round 5, Pick 18 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick155 Rnd5 Nelson Ceaser
They paid a round early for Nelson Ceaser in pick No. 155, more than the board wanted. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick194 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs at pick 194 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick214 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon in slot 214 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick224 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
Taking Ryan Flournoy in the 224th pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick237 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
They paid up for Brevyn Spann-Ford at the Round 7 slot when waiting would have done the job. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick238 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Steal is underselling it; Garret Greenfield at the 238th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick254 Rnd7 Kedon Slovis
Kedon Slovis at No. 254 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.