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Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Mike Sainristil
DB Michigan
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Will Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Will Rogers
QB Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Bengals: B-.

The war room fell hard for Will Rogers, and it showed at No. 254: 23 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Shipley at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the 17th pick they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Nothing to complain about; Jordan Morgan went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick81 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zak Zinter. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick117 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara in Round 4, Pick 17 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick154 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at slot 154 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster reasoning here is anyone's guess.
Pick173 Rnd5 Will Shipley
The board had Will Shipley higher than the 173rd overall pick, and the running back fell to them anyway. The roster fit checks out.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jordan Whittington
Jordan Whittington in the 195th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick238 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
They went early on Hayden Hatten in pick No. 238, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick254 Rnd7 Will Rogers
A real head-scratcher, Will Rogers in No. 254 is miles ahead of his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.