ESPN and PFF Rank Bengals 2019 Draft Class as Worst in the NFL

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(01-24-2020, 12:08 AM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: Gerald Everett is almost an Anti-Drew Sample as far as attributes are concerned. He was drafted on receiving potential from a small school. He's more of a Jordan Reed or Zach Ertz type. His selection shows, if anything, the Rams were looking at modern approaches.

Fwiw, here's his scouting report:

Strengths:


[*]Fast
[*]Athletic
[*]Phenomenal middle-seam tight end
[*]Second-gear acceleration
[*]Dangerous speed down the seam
[*]Good athlete
[*]Supreme receiving tight end
[*]Mismatch nightmare
[*]Rare yards-after-the-catch skills for a tight end
[*]Generally sure-handed
[*]Quick release off the line
[*]Superb body control
[*]Leaping ability
[*]Good route-runner
[*]Very agile
[*]Can make leaping highlight-reel receptions
[*]Too fast for linebackers
[*]Too big for most safeties
[*]Red-zone weapon
[*]Mismatch generator
[*]Athletic enough to play H-back
[*]Upside
[*]Uses size to make receptions downfield
[*]Adept at finding the soft spot in zone
[*]Tracks the ball well
[*]Decent feet in pass protection
[*]Willing blocker
[*]Good at hitting cut blocks
[*]Hits blocks on the second level
[*]Experienced
[*]Effective against good competition
[*]Deceptive quickness, athleticism
[*]Quality hands
[*]Durable
[*]Ready to play immediately


[*]Weaknesses:


[*]Not a forceful blocker

[*]Can never be a Y (blocking) tight end

[*]Limited in role

[*]Undersized

[*]Has avoided injury, but could have issues with that in the NFL


Summary: A mismatch receiving tight end is one of the most desired offensive weapons across the NFL. With a legit combination of size and speed, tight ends are very difficult to defend against in the middle portion of the field while providing third-down and red-zone weapons for their quarterbacks. Engram could be one of the most dynamic receiving tight end prospects in the 2017 NFL Draft, and that is saying something considering the other excellent talents like Alabama's O.J. Howard and Miami's David Njoku. Those two are probably the top tight ends, but Engram could be the third one off the board.

Couple of things...

First; I wish you posted more during the season.

Second; my short term memory is getting to be so bad I can't remember if it was Everett or Higbee that was ballin' toward the end of the season for the Rams.