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Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Ali Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Ali Jennings
WR Virginia Tech
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall D-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the Bengals this weekend: D-.

The Bengals bet big and early on Jarquez Hunter, 45 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Hard to defend, and the D- reflects that.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Guyton pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and tight end is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In pick 17 they get a run-stuffing presence up front, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick26 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In pick No. 26 they get a go-to option on the outside, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
A conviction pick on Byron Murphy II at the 49th overall pick that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick81 Rnd3 Audric Estime
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Audric Estime well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick117 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at the 117th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick154 Rnd5 Tyler Guyton
Value with a capital V on Tyler Guyton in No. 154, a genuine coup. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick173 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Cam Hart at pick 173 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks at Round 6, Pick 20 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick238 Rnd7 Ali Jennings
No drama and no debate, Ali Jennings went about where he belonged in the 238th pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick254 Rnd7 Jarquez Hunter
Jarquez Hunter at the 254th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.