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Emeritus 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 5, 2024

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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Daijahn Anthony Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Daijahn Anthony
CB Mississippi
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Bengals, and a B to prove it.

The Evan Anderson selection is the head-turner. The Bengals reached 44 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Fashanu value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the 18th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
Good price on T'Vondre Sweat in slot 49, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Max Melton
Max Melton in pick No. 80 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick97 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
They liked Braelon Allen enough to skip the value, taking him in the 97th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at the Round 4 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
No drama and no debate, Jacob Cowing went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 13. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick194 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini at the 194th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick214 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand at slot 214 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick224 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Value with a capital V on Garret Greenfield in the 224th pick, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.
Pick237 Rnd7 Daijahn Anthony
Daijahn Anthony in pick No. 237 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick238 Rnd7 Evan Anderson
They talked themselves into Evan Anderson at the Round 7 slot, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.