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    Bengals
Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Bengals, and a B- to prove it.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Bengals did exactly that with Howard Cross III in the Round 6 slot. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. On value alone, Johnson makes the weekend a net positive. They will answer for taking edge rusher early while cornerback, tight end and other spots went begging.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In slot 17 they get a disruptor off the edge. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 Josaiah Stewart
They bypassed pressing needs at cornerback, tight end and other spots to take Josaiah Stewart, an edge rusher that was not the priority.
Pick81 Rnd3 Deone Walker
By-the-book stuff, Deone Walker at the 81st overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick119 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson at No. 119 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick153 Rnd5 Barryn Sorrell
They paid a round early for Barryn Sorrell in the 153rd pick, more than the board wanted. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick193 Rnd6 Howard Cross III
They left a pile of value on the table to take Howard Cross III this early at pick 193. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.