Name Some D Lineman Worth Bengals Drafting

[kevin]

(03-24-2025, 08:25 PM)Bengalstripes9 Wrote: Not a bad idea to have a thread dedicated to strictly Dline draft options, as opposed to rifling through 20 different threads.

A lot of people like Kenneth Grant and Nolan in the first round at DT.

There are a lot of options for edge rusher in the 1st as well.

I think edge rusher is very likely, as is DT.

Free Safety is another sleeper pick though. If they see someone in the 1st that can have a Bates-like impact, take over the positions, and really solidify the secondary that could certainly be the pick.

In this scenario I'd be targeting Guard in round 2 and Dline in round 3.
Bradyn Swinson comes to mind as an edge rusher out of LSU for the 3rd round.
Edge rushers tend to go earlier though so this is probably a pipe dream.

Just did a mock right now:
(1) S Emmanwori
(2) G Ratledge
(3) Edge Swinson
(4) G Charles Grant
(5) RB Etienne
(6) I'm looking at another safety in Jaylen Reed, LB Jack Kiser, or a DT like Elijah Roberts or JJ Pegues

Thank You for your input.  You like Round 3 and a guy from LSU.  Me, I like the guy from Georgia earlier.  You could be right, the LSU guy could be just as good.  Thanks for the input, I watch very little college ball, and pretty much only Bengals.  The names you provided, I'll watch for in draft.  A Safety in round one, I wasn't looking at that. It could help after losing Bates so early in his career.  So you are saying D Line is loaded enough to go Safety early and D Line in 3.  Bengals could use a Safety the size close to a linebacker if they are going to be in the Nickle and The Dime most of the game as Coach Taylor likes.  A Safety that can also come up and run tackle like Bates would help. A David Fulcher type. I really don't think 2 LB's are enough in the AFC North, but if we had a 5th DB close to the size of a LB.  I think that is what Bates added when team was winning.  Taylor loves extra DB's most of game, but the AFC North has Henry, Chubb and running  Qb's like Jackson. Once they get to into the secondary they have burned Bengals already. I like your idea of a good rookie Safety to finally fill the void left by Bates gone. A Safety that can come up and also be that 3rd LB on all these AFC North running plays. Thanks for the input. So you say go Safety early and there are top notch D Linemen deep into the draft, such as your guy from LSU.