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Draft Selections
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CIN)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CIN)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Players Gained
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Jordan Addison
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Bengals cashed the board's mistake on Simon: A-.

When a board-topper like Cody Simon slides to the 191st pick, you do not overthink it, and the Bengals did not.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Jordan Addison gives the group a proven body among the projects.

Few war rooms will sleep better than this one tonight.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Derrick Harmon
In the 25th pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at pick No. 49 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick81 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. at pick 81 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick97 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in the 97th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick117 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
A running back of that caliber at Round 4, Pick 16 is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Taking Jake Majors in No. 152 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick191 Rnd6 Cody Simon
Cody Simon at slot 191 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick241 Rnd7 Terrance Ferguson
The board fumbled Terrance Ferguson all the way to the Round 7 slot, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.