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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Devin Culp Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Devin Culp
TE Washington
Draft Picks Received
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (MIA)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (ARI)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Players traded away
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureD
The Bengals reached for Wallace and never recovered. Grade: F.

Nobody had Trevin Wallace this high, and it is not close. The Bengals reached 84 spots to get him at the Round 5 slot.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The Smith pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with quarterback still staring back at them.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick No. 18 they get an anchor for the offensive line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick21 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the 21st pick they get a wrecking ball inside at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In slot 27 they get a building block for the line at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick80 Rnd3 Max Melton
They did well to land Max Melton in the Round 3 slot, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick97 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
By-the-book stuff, Brenden Rice at the 97th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in Round 4, Pick 15 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick149 Rnd5 Trevin Wallace
They reached into another round for Trevin Wallace, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick194 Rnd6 Tykee Smith
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Tykee Smith in slot 194, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick214 Rnd6 Julian Pearl
Julian Pearl is a better player than the 214th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
Jalen Coker at Round 7, Pick 4 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick237 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Frank Gore Jr. in the 237th pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick238 Rnd7 Devin Culp
Devin Culp in No. 238 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.