Synric's Senior Bowl Mock

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This is my concern on Stewart, which comes from 33rd Team analysis and seeing this similar sentiment across other scouting sites.

Quote:Scouts who are low on Stewart will be quick to point out his lack of traditional production. He only had 4.5 sacks in three seasons, with 1.5 sacks each year. This past season was his career high for tackles as well, with 31 total tackles and 14 solo.

However, for a rotational defensive lineman, Stewart still put up respectable numbers by more advanced metrics. He generated 39 pressures on only 315 pass-rush snaps, while generating 15 defensive stops.

NFL scouts will be willing to ignore some of that lack of production when they look at Stewart's measurements. The Aggies prospect measured in at the Senior Bowl at 6'5 1/8" and 281 pounds with ridiculous 34 1/4" arm length and a 6'11 1/2" wingspan.

Simply put, there aren't many prospects who are built like Stewart.

https://www.the33rdteam.com/shemar-stewarts-2025-nfl-draft-stock-is-rising-could-he-be-this-years-travon-walker/

Dude feels too much like a boom or bust pick, and I hate picking guys (early) based on their athletic measurables in hopes they blossom with the right coaching vs having a strong foundation in college.
Missing on 1st round picks, especially for a team like the Bengals who aren't the biggest spenders in FA, can be a killer for your franchise.

This site compares Stewart to potentially rise like Travon Walker did, and Walker has turned into a damn good producer now with 20.5 sacks across his sophomore and junior seasons in the NFL. But he had more sack production his final year of college (6.0) than Stewart has had his entire college career (4.5). And on top of that, Walker only had 3.5 sacks his rookie year while starting 14 games.

If Bengals (and fans) are ok with the 1st round pick having a year to develop and potentially following the likes of Myles Murphy, Stewart may make sense.
He's too scary for me though.

Who were the other pass rushers available around this pick other than Stewart?