2024 prospects

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(09-28-2023, 01:13 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: A lot will depend on where we pick, how FA goes (Higgins, Reader, Awuzie, Boyd, Williams), and how some younger/new guys play (Dax Hill, Scott, CTB, Battle, Anderson, C. Jones, Iosivas, Volson, Murphy, Turner, Carter, Smith, Carman), but my priority at the moment:

1) OT: it is a deep class. Should be a good ine there late first and maybe even 2nd.

2) IOL. Get a stud instead of mediocre.

3) NT/DT. Interior pass rush AND a run stopper could be on the table.

4) TE. Would be nice, but the class is shallow. Other needs take precedence early and the really good ones likely gone. Rd 3 or 4 though..

4) RB. Without a better line, what is the point? I prefer bigger backs. Allen/Sanders are intruigung. Rd 2 tops, but only with an OL upgrade.

5) CB. But only if Chido goes and CTB/Turner/Davis/Ivey look shaky.

6) WR.

If Higgins walks, are you bumping WR into Day 1 or Day 2 consideration?

When you say IOL, do you primarily mean replacement for Volson?
If so, I think there will be options on the cheaper end in FA like Dalton Risner that can be pursued and save a draft pick.

I really hope they don't wait until Day 3 for a TE.
Very, very few TEs drafted on Day 3 end up being a starter, especially immediately. And Bengals have every. single. TE hitting FA this upcoming offseason. They will need an immediate contributor.