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Weighted for need, injuries, scheme fit, etc. who are your top players in the 2021 draft? (for the Cincinnati Bengals)
Here's my rough big board:
1. Penei Sewell OT
2. Ja'Marr Chase WR
3. Kyle Pitts TE
4. Azeez Ojulari DE
5. Alijah Vera-Tucker OG
6. Rashawn Slater OG
7. Christian Barmore DT
8. DeVonta Smith WR
9. Jalen Mayfield OT/OG
10. Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah LB
11. Jaelan Phillips DE
12. Samuel Cosmi OT/OG
13. Trey Smith OG
I made it to 13 - You could say that that's a useful number should Miami want to trade up from 18 and if 5 QBs are going to be taken. Or you could say that making it to 13 is really dumb and pointless. I could say that this is an authentic big board that was leaked from an NFL team with some players removed due to position/injury.
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1. Penei Sewell OT
2. Ja'Marr Chase WR
3. Devonta Smith WR
4. Kyle Pitts TE
5. Rashawn Slater OT
6. Jaylen Waddle WR
7. Christian Darrisaw OT
8. Alijah Vera-Tucker OG
9. Christian Barmore DT
10. Jaelan Phillips DE
11. Kwity Paye DE
12. Azeez Ojulari DE
13. Micah Parsons LB/DE
Picking between 1 and 2 is still difficult, but I think I want Sewell more. Burrow can turn okay WRs into elite WRs, but he can't do that with OTs. He may actually need elite OTs because of the way he plays (eyes always down field, always looking for the big play on a scramble).
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1.Sewell
2.Chase
3.Pitts
4.Smith
5.Darrisaw
6.Vera-Tucker
7.Parsons
8.Surtain
9.Slater
10.Jenkins
11.Etienne
12.Horn
13.Harris
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1. Penei Sewell OT
2. Rashawn Slater OG
3. Micah Parsons LB/DE
4. Devonta Smith WR
5. Ja'Marr Chase WR
6. Kyle Pitts TE
7. Alijah Vera-Tucker OG
8. Gregory Rousseau DE
9. Kwity Paye DE
10. Jaylen Waddle WR
11. Christian Darrisaw OT
12. Christian Barmore OT
13. Jayson Oweh DE
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I'm just going to list only players I'd even consider at 5 (in order):
- Sewell
- Pitts
- Chase
- Darrisaw
- Slater
I realize the Bengals very likely have Chase ahead of Pitts and even possibly Sewell, but I don't.
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1.) Sewell
2.) Jaelan Phillips
3.);Milton Williams
4.)Jamarr Chase
5.) Devonte Smith
I know nobody will want to draft either Phillips(concussions) or Williams(small school) that high but both their respective RAS scores indicate top 5 picks. Also Defensive Line is our biggest need by far. Wouldn't be that shocking if either one is the pick specifically in a trade down scernio.