Derek Barnett

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(01-01-2017, 08:15 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: The thing that jumps out at me most about Barnett, is that dude has a MOTOR.  I love his speed burst, seems to bend well going around a Tackle.  I could envision him causing some serious havoc, in the NFL.  Imagine a DL package with Dunlap doing what he does, Geno and Billings getting penetration up the middle, and Barnett flashing around the Right side.  What's wrong about that?

He's strong as hell, relentless, and plenty fast to line up at any position on the defensive line and make an impact.  You don't do what he did in college against top tier o-linemen without having a special skill set.  

The only other players that I would rank as high in his spot are Garrett from Texas A&M and Bama's Jonathon Allen.  Any one of those three would be an immediate impact on the Bengals defense and I would imagine one of them will be there at #9.

Should all three of them be gone, then one of the RBs, either Fournette or Cook, will be there and I might consider one of them to replace Hill.