Bengals Early Mock Draft Concensus

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(02-02-2018, 11:34 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Don’t think many had Ross as BPA at 9 last year.

Disagree, especially given Williams and Davis were both gone before #9.
Many of the other prospects available at 9 also had question marks so "BPA" was subjective based on the team.
We know the Bengals were high on Ross and it was obvious why...he has elite explosion and was highly productive his last year in college even after his multiple knee surgeries.
Foster had character concerns, size concerns, and health issue IIRC.
Allen had a very concerning health issue and concern over where he would fit best in a 4-3.
Hooker had a health issue at the time and only one year of production.
OJ Howard had concerns of lack of receiving production in college but did show glimpses of his potential and many people said 9 was too early for a TE.
Lattimore, like Hooker, only had one year of production in college.

And I should clarify my previous statement...Bengals don't go "pure" BPA, but BPA does have a lot of weight in their decision in first round (it seems anyway).