SB Eve Mock

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(02-13-2022, 12:07 AM)Whatever Wrote: Cuts
Trae Waynes=+$10.8 mil


RFA/ERFA Tenders
Stanley Morgan
Trenton Irwin
Mitchell Wilcox
Fred Johnson
Wyatt Ray
Clay Johnston

Resign
Quinton Spain(3 years/$21 mil)
BJ Hill(4 years/$28 mil)
Josh Tupou(2 years/$7 mil)
Eli Apple (1 year/$6 mil)
Tre Flowers(2 years/$3 mil)
Clark Harris(1 year/$1.2 mil)
Mike Daniels (1 year$1.2 mil)

UFA
Orlando Brown Jr./T(5 years/$90 mil)
James Daniels/G(4 years/$28 mil)
Jaquiski Tartt/S(1 year/$1.5 mil)
Rob Gronkowski/TE(1 year+void/$8 mil)

Draft
1.Daxton Hill/S/Michigan
2.Isaiah Spiller/RB/Texas A&M
3.Jeremy Ruckert/TE/Ohio St.
4.Jaylen Watson/CB/Washington St.
5.Reggie Roberson Jr./WR/SMU
6.Markquese Bell/S/Florida A&M
7.Velus Jones Jr./WR/Tennessee
7.Brock Hoffman/C/Virginia Tech

I'm not going to comment on the specific FAs, but I don't see the Bengals spending that much in cap prior to the draft.
With Waynes cut, the Bengals are looking at ~$67 mill in cap or so.
The contracts you list add up to $62 mill in cap if going by APY.
Obviously, certain structures can happen to free up a bit more, but I still think that's going to make it rather tight going into the draft.
I doubt the Bengals get that close to the cap prior to the draft picks signing.

With all that said, I like a few of the draft picks. Hill especially.
While I think Spiller is a fine RB, I don't see the Bengals spending that draft capital on a RB with Mixon on the roster.
I don't really care for Jeremy Ruckert. Never liked Ohio St TEs. Too blocky, don't end up being good pass catchers in the NFL.
Only 615 rec yards across 4 years at Ohio St doesn't give me confidence he was just underutilized. 
If anything, I think Ruckert kinda reminds me of Drew Sample. They said he was underutilized at Washington and just needed opportunity. We're now through 3 seasons with Sample and he's only put up 56-560-1. I don't wanna see a Day 2 pick spent on a blocking TE again, even if the potential is there. I'd rather have someone who is more proven as a pass catcher.