Remaining Big Board

[*SHRacerX*]

(04-30-2021, 02:47 AM)Bilbo Saggins Wrote: There appear to be some really good players left in this draft:
https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft/bestavailable

Who would you like to see the Bengals draft from the remaining locus of players?

I'd be thinking:

1.  Azeez Ojulari
2.  Samuel Cosmi
3.  Liam Eichenberg
4.  Jalen Mayfield
5.  Trey Smith
6.  Owusu-Koramoah
7.  Dillon Radunz
8.  Tevin Jenkins
9.  Carlos Basham

Passing on OL at 38 would indeed be scary, buuuut...I'd do it for the right value.  There are plenty left and there's no law against trading back up. 

This is going to sound like I think I am the Raiders (know stuff that no one else does), but how is Spencer Brown rated below these tackles?  Caliber of competition?  After a full year off football (his division's choice, not his) he struggled EARLY (like, Day 1) at the Senior Bowl, but by the end of the week, he was dominant at times and was playing very well.  

There is no prospect that has his length, his strength (500 lb bench with >34" arms and over 600 lb squat at 6'8"), his speed (4.90 forty), and his agility (6.96 three cone and a ridiculous 4.34 short shuttle...which was RB territory).  He is raw, but has played at RT since arriving to college as a skinny TE.  He is now close to 320 lbs.  I just have never seen a tackle with his abilities.  He could redshirt and develop behind Reiff for a year and perhaps push him to start or kick inside by mid-season.

From one scouting publication at the Senior Bowl:  “Spencer Brown trended up throughout the Senior Bowl’s National Team practices, which is always what you want to see. He had a bit of a rocky start and needed to adjust to improve his leverage against lower opponents. Brown managed to do that through Wednesday and Thursday. He improved his composure and was more consistent with his hands, and his tremendous athletic traits started to shine through as a result. Brown successfully validated his upside at the Senior Bowl. He didn’t take over, but he did the next best thing — he grew.”


If Brown came in to the Senior Bowl and lit it up from the word go, he would have gone in Rd 1, but he struggled early and worked through it...showed he could improve in ONE WEEK.  This is my guy.