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(04-11-2022, 09:47 PM)Go Cards Wrote: To those who feel we should spend a 1st round pick on a WR I would like to point out that out of the top 15 WR's in NFL last season only 3 were taken in the 1st round, Jefferson, Lamb, and Chase. Here are some examples of what those taken after the 1st round did

Player/Team...............................REC/YARDS....TD's.........Round/selection

DeVante Adams "GB".................123 - 1,553 - 11.............2nd - 53rd
Cooper Kupp "Rams"...................145 - 1,947 - 16.............3rd - 69th
Deebo Samuel "49ers".................77 - 1,405 -  6..............2nd - 36th
Stephon Diggs "Bills" .................103 - 1,225 - 10............5th - 146th
Tyreek Hill "KC"..........................111 - 1,239 -  9.............5th - 165th
Hunter Renfrow "LV"...................103 - 1,038 -  9.............5th - 149th
DK Metcalf "Seattle"......................75 -  967 -  12.............2nd - 64th
Tee Higgins "Bengals"...................74 - 1,091 -  6.............2nd - 33rd
Tyler Lockett "Seattle" ..................73 - 1,175 -  8.............3rd - 69th
Chris Godwin "TB".........................98 - 1,103 -  5.............3rd - 84th
Terry McLaurin "Wash"...................77 - 1,053 -  5.............3rd - 76th
Darnell Mooney "Bears"..................81 - 1,055 -  4.............5th - 173rd
Amon-ra St Brown "Lions"..............90 -   912 -  5..............4th - 112th

These all rank among the top WR's in the NFL and the Bengals are looking for a #4 WR that will not get many touches unless an injury occurs.
Will also add that the Bengals have had luck before in late rounds with TJ Houshmanzadeh and Marvin Jones as well

True that you can get WRs in other rounds but I think the whole 3/15 in 2021 was more the exception than the rule as far as 1st round WRs being represented...

In 2020 5 of the top 10 WRs were 1st rounders.
In 2019 5 of the top 10 WRs were 1st rounders.