The bFirst Mock (21)

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(01-21-2021, 01:43 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Paye reminds me of Rashan Gary.
Gary is about same size as Paye (6'5", 277 vs 6'4", 275) and also had lackluster stats in college.
Paye's most sacks in a season were 6.5, Gary's most were 5.5.

Gary ended up going 12th overall to Packers in 2019 because of a freak Combine, and here have been his stats since then:
2019 (244 snaps - 24%) - 21 tackles, 2.0 sacks, 3 TFL, 5 total pressures.
2020 (456 snaps - 44%) - 35 tackles, 5.0 sacks, 5 TFL, 19 total pressures.

That's not the impact I would hope an early 1st rounder to have in the first 2 years of his career.

If Paye (or any DE) is drafted by the Bengals in 1st round, I'd expect/want 7+ sacks, 20+ pressures as a rookie.

As mentioned RG is on a good team, playing behind 2 studs, and still got twice the sacks as our leader.

RG does not have the bend of KP. I see KP as more of a JPP with all his fingers

(01-21-2021, 01:49 PM)Whatever Wrote: WR is still one of the more expensive positions to fill in FA when compared to equivalent players at other positions, like CB, stack LB, TE, and K.  Plus Jones isn't even going to make the 53 with Wren and Tupou returning.  

There's also no way I take a DE with 11.5 sacks in 4 years at 5.

What pick would you consider appropriate for the top DE in the draft?