Your 2025 Draft Grade: The Poll

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Went C+ to give myself a bit of optimism.

My favorite picks were, not surprisingly, the offensive players. Specifically Fairchild and Brooks. I see Jalen Rivers as a developmental, versatile depth piece. But 5th round is fine for that.

Stewart is a gamble.
He can get pressures, but he couldn't finish.
He has the potential to be great though with the right coaches.
But all the DEs projected Rd 1 at this point had some type of concern.

I think the worst for me was taking not just 1 but 2 LBs by Rd 4.
I didn't personally see a huge need for a LB given they still have Pratt and they signed Burks.
If they don't have Pratt in their plans, they should have traded or cut him back during FA and used his saved cap for someone else meaningful.
And many would argue DKJ was taken a round early, plus he's a 6-year player and only started one of those years.

If Bengals had taken a DT in Rd 2 instead of DKJ or Ratledge in Rd 2, DKJ in Rd 3, and a DT in Rd 4, I would have been far more supportive of this draft class.

At the end of the day, it is what it is.
In Golden we (must) trust, as he supposedly played a heavy role in all these defensive guys taken and should be held primarily responsible if they don't perform.