02-17-2024, 03:31 PM
RD. 6 - 196th Selection:
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Luke McCaffrey - WR - Rice - 6'2" 195
Luke brings the same elite level football IQ to the field that his brother and father brought to the field to couple with the same motor and drive that they both displayed.
Luke brings great hands, strength, and technique to the position as well as the ability to make the tough catches over the middle in traffic. McCaffrey is not a burner but he brings respectable speed and the combination of him and Charlie Jones should go along way in easing the pain of losing Boyd in the slot for this offense. Overall, Luke is a very refined receiver and his previous experience as a QB shows in his ability to process as a receiver and he should be a welcome addition to the WR room for the Bengals.
RD. 7 - 235th Selection:
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Michael Barrett - LB - Michigan - 6'0" 235
What Barrett does extremely well is play in coverage and he does it with natural coverage ability and good speed. Barrett has outstanding sideline to sideline speed and displays excellent range in man and zone defense. What he needs to continue to improve upon is his ability to play downhill against the run. If Barrett can continue to improve his traditional linebacker ability of playing against the run then he certainly could be a 3 down linebacker at the NFL level. What he should bring to the Bengals at this point in the draft is special teams contribution as well as a defender that can help them in coverage against running backs and TEs on passing downs.
RD. 7 - 252nd Selection:
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Fabien Lovett - DT - Fla. State - 6'3" 307
Lovett checks virtually all of the boxes when it comes to a high end playmaker at NT. He has natural power, length, technique, and motor. What he has not displayed is allowing those natural abilities to transfer over to consistent production. His strength at this point is as a run stopper where his natural power and athleticism seem to show up the most. Lovett will need to prove that he is coachable and able to continue to develop his ability to diagnose what is happening in an offense and react to it. Lovett has had some injuries but if the combine medicals check out he is definitely worth a late selection to see if he can match up abilities to production.
Luke McCaffrey - WR - Rice - 6'2" 195
Luke brings the same elite level football IQ to the field that his brother and father brought to the field to couple with the same motor and drive that they both displayed.
Luke brings great hands, strength, and technique to the position as well as the ability to make the tough catches over the middle in traffic. McCaffrey is not a burner but he brings respectable speed and the combination of him and Charlie Jones should go along way in easing the pain of losing Boyd in the slot for this offense. Overall, Luke is a very refined receiver and his previous experience as a QB shows in his ability to process as a receiver and he should be a welcome addition to the WR room for the Bengals.
RD. 7 - 235th Selection:
Michael Barrett - LB - Michigan - 6'0" 235
What Barrett does extremely well is play in coverage and he does it with natural coverage ability and good speed. Barrett has outstanding sideline to sideline speed and displays excellent range in man and zone defense. What he needs to continue to improve upon is his ability to play downhill against the run. If Barrett can continue to improve his traditional linebacker ability of playing against the run then he certainly could be a 3 down linebacker at the NFL level. What he should bring to the Bengals at this point in the draft is special teams contribution as well as a defender that can help them in coverage against running backs and TEs on passing downs.
RD. 7 - 252nd Selection:
Fabien Lovett - DT - Fla. State - 6'3" 307
Lovett checks virtually all of the boxes when it comes to a high end playmaker at NT. He has natural power, length, technique, and motor. What he has not displayed is allowing those natural abilities to transfer over to consistent production. His strength at this point is as a run stopper where his natural power and athleticism seem to show up the most. Lovett will need to prove that he is coachable and able to continue to develop his ability to diagnose what is happening in an offense and react to it. Lovett has had some injuries but if the combine medicals check out he is definitely worth a late selection to see if he can match up abilities to production.
