Synric's Senior Bowl Mock

[SunsetBengal]

(01-31-2025, 02:30 PM)ochocincos Wrote: This is my concern on Stewart, which comes from 33rd Team analysis and seeing this similar sentiment across other scouting sites.

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?

Seems like the type of guy that Pittsburgh or Baltimore would take in the 3rd, and then stash him deep in the depth chart for  or 3 years, then for him suddenly emerge as a good player. They do it all the time with OL and front 7 guys.

The problem being the Bengals need contributors, NOW...