Our small school guard

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Saw this thread title and was all, "we're going through this, 'small school,' crap again? NDSU isn't a small school!"

Then I see that it was the thread started a couple of weeks ago and I already said my piece

(12-06-2022, 09:23 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: 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.  

Gunter has played multiple games this year. He had the blocked FG attempt against Miami. (or was it an XP?)