January 8th mock no trade

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(01-15-2024, 07:38 AM)Synric Wrote: He's thick at a short 6'4 and 255lbs his lack body control shows up. Also I said early day 3 that's round 4 that could be dragged into day 2 which is round 3. He has alot of schemed throws. Flares, 3 yard sticks, and play action seams. Man coverage routes are few and far between and option routes are inconsistent.

Cade Stover's upside is as a run blocking H-Back. Bengals use an H-Back but they prefer a TE than can line up more as a Wide Receiver. Ja'Tavion Sanders fits the Bengals spread offense better but like I said the effort as a blocker is bad.

He still had looked good in the receptions I've seen him make.
The things you list don't really sound like detriments to me, just 1) that's what Ohio St's offensive playcalling asked of him, and 2) he was able to succeed in what he was asked to do.

His testing numbers may reveal he's less of an athlete than I thought, but he seems like a mid-round target to me.
Gimme him, Hudson, and Sample and I think that's a solid TE room for 2024.