TE is a huge need heading into the offseason

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(02-17-2023, 04:47 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: There will be decent TEs throughout the draft, like most years.  It's literally most improbable for "all" of the good ones to go in the 1st round, as if they did, then a ton of great players that should have went in the first round will still be on the board.

Every year it seems that some folks think the 1st round will expand to over 100 picks, and every year many of those "1st round talents" fall to day 2 and 3 of the draft.  I believe the truth is that most folks can't discern a borderline 1st round talent from a 4th round talent; but because of hype, highlight reels and emotional investment into what they perceive are their favorite team's strongest needs they suddenly become master draft prognosticators.

I think it was last year Daniel Jeremiah said on his podcast move the sticks that there are really only 15 to 20 first round graded prospects in a given draft. Most of the late first round guys are 1st/2nd prospects that move up teams boards due to scheme fits. Make's sense like Daxton Hill last year could have easily fell out of the first round if the Bengals decided to go a different direction.