Bengals draft priorities heading into NFL Combine.

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(02-28-2024, 10:49 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Just remember that 4 other TEs were drafted before Travis Kelce that year.  TE is one of those positions where the best looking ones in college aren't always big stars in the NFL.  Look at how quickly Hayden Hurst was upstaged by Mark Andrews, etc., etc...

Andrews was the better pass catcher coming out of college between him and Hurst, so I wasn't surprised by that one.
Hurst was taken over Andrews because he was more well-rounded.

As for Kelce, Eifert and Ertz deserved to go higher than him based on their pedigree, and both were really good in the NFL.
Eifert we know got cut short because of injuries.
Not sure why Escobar and McDonald went before Kelce though, especially McDonald.
Interestingly, Escobar was the least effective out of those 5 including Kelce.

I get your point, but it's not necessarily having to get the "best" at the position when all is said and done.
If a guy fits that team's offense/defense and looks to have good long-term potential and coming from a proven program, it can make sense they go before someone else but maybe not end up the better NFL career in the long run.