03-04-2025, 10:55 PM
(03-03-2025, 04:05 PM)Whatever Wrote: I think I would personally take Kenneth Grant, here, but voted differently because the Bengals only spoke to one DT at the Combine and that was Nolen.
I think the Bengals take Loveland in this case. They spoke with most all of the top TE prospects at the Combine, meaning it looks like the want to add one early. He's also just flat out the best player available, in my opinion. I see him as a "True" 1st rounder while many of the rest are 2nd round guys getting moved up by the lack of really high end talent in this class.
Tyler Warren is the only TE that I would take i the first round, because he is heads and shoulders above the rest of the TEs and can be a lead blocker for RBs, can block for Burrow, can run the push tush (if that stays) (and pass if needed), and is a talented receiver.
But given that Warren is gone in this particular draft (and most likely in the actual draft), I think it would be a good idea to grab Grant. I like Jackson as a potential force at the NT position, but the word is potential in terms of Jackson. I see Grant as a sure thing as NT and a major disruptive force in the middle. And if Jackson develops, it wouldn't hurt to rotate the two now and then and keep them both fresh and can use both in goal line stands and against the tush push. And Grant is athletic enough that he can line up in other spots than just the NT.
