DJ Reader signs with DET

[DesertBengal]

(03-14-2024, 07:00 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: What team doesn't miss on draft picks?

Part of our issue is that our draft picks played too well. Bates, Tee, etc. Hard to afford them all.

I agree no front office is going to be perfect drafting, and the Bengals have hit on some early picks like Burrow, Chase, Higgins, CTB.

But I feel the Bengals struggle drafting and/or developing late round draft picks.

I, like many Bengals fans consider them Suber Bowl contenders, so I did a quick comparison with other contenders (final 4 teams from 2023)

Since the Zac Taylor era (2019) the Bengals have drafted only 1 payer in the 4th round or later that became a starter during their rookie contract – Cordel Volson

By comparison, these are the starters drafted by our competitors in the 4th round or later since 2019:

KC Chiefs (4) – Danna, Sneed, Pacheco, Trey Smith
Baltimore Ravens (3) – Ben Powers, Geno Stone, Brandon Stephens
SF 49ers (6) – Greenlaw, Colton McKivitz, Hufunga, D. Lenoir, Purdy, S. Burford
Detroit Lions (3) – Amani Oruwariya, Derrick Barnes, Amon-Ra St. Brown