Our small school guard

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(11-21-2022, 01:42 PM)Sled21 Wrote: Remember when Left Guard was a concern. Seems our veteran linemen like Kappa and Karras are projecting Volson to become a top 5 guard. The kid is improving each and every game. Pollack says he is "very coachable." It was good watching him lead the way for one of Perine's touchdowns yesterday. I think we hit on a gem.

Let's review this a bit, shall we?

Here is the Bengals 2022 draft class.  Remember, they were picking at #31:

Round 1: Dax Hill, safety, Michigan (pick No. 31)-  Haven't really seen a lot of in game action yet, but looked like a stud with incredible range in preseason.  Next year's starting FS


Round 2: Cam Taylor-Britt, cornerback, Nebraska (pick No. 63):  Physical guy, supposedly lacking in coverage department.  Well, someone coached that boy up because he has been rock solid thus far.  


Round 3: Zach Carter, defensive tackle, Florida (pick No. 95):  Probably the toughest position to make an impact as a rookie but has shown flashes and has a nice speed element to his game.  Will need to continue to get stronger to go with that speed.


Round 4: Cordell Volson, guard, North Dakota State (pick No. 136):  Steal of the draft.  4th rounder that is starting and has been very solid and still seems to be ascending.  


Round 5: Tycen Anderson, safety, Toledo (pick No. 166):  Injured early.  No data 


Round 7: Jeffrey Gunter, edge, Coastal Carolina (pick No. 252) Flashed early in preseason, but lost season to injury


Overall, a very solid draft class with two current starters (on a really good squad) one sure projected starter next year (Hill) and solid depth at DT,  DE, and S/special teams with Carter, Anderson, and Gunter.  Pretty damn nice draft class.