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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CIN)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Fentrell Cypress II
CB Florida State
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Draft Picks Traded
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (HOU)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Bengals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Bengals' one glaring miss is interior defensive lineman, a need they left exactly as they found it.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Gentry. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The trade work was a quiet net positive.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
Fair-plus on Taliese Fuaga, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
By-the-book stuff, Kris Jenkins at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick58 Rnd2 Calen Bullock
Calen Bullock in pick No. 58 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick80 Rnd3 Trey Benson
They paid sticker price for Trey Benson in No. 80, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick115 Rnd4 Cooper Beebe
Good price on Cooper Beebe in slot 115, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
A straight-up fair deal on Jaylan Ford at the 151st overall pick, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick173 Rnd5 Theo Wease Jr.
Theo Wease Jr. in the 173rd pick is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick196 Rnd6 AJ Barner
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing AJ Barner in Round 6, Pick 21. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick238 Rnd7 Fentrell Cypress II
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Fentrell Cypress II at No. 238 is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick254 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Eric Gentry at Round 7, Pick 34. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.