You people need to trust Lou

[CJD]

With a few exceptions in later rounds (and Drew Sample), the Bengals have generally drafted along the consensus board for most of the last 5 years or so.

Since 2017, I'd say the players that, right after the draft, were considered reaches in the first 4 to 5 rounds were John Ross, Billy Price, Drew Sample, Ryan Finley, Michael Jordan, Jackson Carman, Zachary Carter and Cordell Volson.

Essentially every single one of those players has either underwhelmed or straight busted so far.

It's not a good track record for Carter or Volson to be on right now.

I hope the story ends differently for these two than it did for the other 6 or so players before them.