01-04-2025, 04:42 PM
(01-02-2025, 06:32 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Miller at ESPN has 12 guys with true 1stcround grades on them. The lowest # since he's been doing this.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2025/insider/story/_/id/43171016/2025-nfl-draft-board-prospects-first-round-grades-comps
#1. Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado
#2. Abdul Carter, DE/OLB, Penn State
#3. Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
#4. Kelvin Banks Jr., OT, Texas
#5. Mason Graham, DT, Michigan
#6. Malaki Starks, S, Georgia
#7. Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise St.
#8. Jalon Walker, LB/Edge, Georgia
#9. Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State
#10. Luther Burden III, WR Missouri
#11. Tetairoa McMillan, WE, Arizona
#12. Mykel Williams, DE Georgia
No QBs, only 1 OT, only 1 CB. Acouple guys at less valued positions (RB, TE, S).
For me:
Tier 1: Run to podium, needs/schmeeds
#1. Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado
#2. Abdul Carter, DE/OLB, Penn State
#3. Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
#5. Mason Graham, DT, Michigan
#6. Malaki Starks, S, Georgia
#8. Jalon Walker, LB/Edge, Georgia
#9. Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State
If Tee isn't back, I'd add the WRs. No on Jeanty or the OT, other needs take precedence. Williams worries me a bit as a tools guy who has not been as productive as his tools suggest he could be. But the above 8, I run to the podium. Starks, Warren, and Walker are the only ones I reallyvsee with a shot at being there.
If true, I see teams in top 15 reaching. Miller has 0 QB's, Sanders and Ward will be top 10 picks minimum. He has 1 OL. He has 1 DT and DT is deep.
I see us getting a very good pick if we draft in the top 18. These ranking will also change, and Miller is just one guy and he says 2 QB's will go top 5.
2024 may go on record as one of most underperforming teams in Bengal history. Bengal's FO has major work to do on defensive side of the ball. I say tag and trade Tee Higgins in 2025 to start with the rebuild.