WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.439 --> 00:00:12.839 It's the Locked On Podcast Network, Your team every Day. The NFL Draft 2 00:00:12.880 --> 00:00:16.679 is one of the most unpredictable events in football, but let's take a stab 3 00:00:16.719 --> 00:00:26.120 at predicting who we think that Bengals will pick in twenty twenty four. You 4 00:00:26.199 --> 00:00:31.800 are Locked On Bengals, your daily Cincinnati Bengals podcast, part of the Locked 5 00:00:31.839 --> 00:00:37.560 On Podcast Network, Your team every Day. What up, Bengals fans and 6 00:00:37.600 --> 00:00:42.439 welcome to another episode of the Locked On Bengals podcast. It is Draft miss 7 00:00:42.479 --> 00:00:45.399 or Draft Missive, depending on when you're listening to this episode. I'm Jake, 8 00:00:45.479 --> 00:00:48.039 Let's go. He's James Erpeen. 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We're going to talk about predicting what we think the 18 00:01:26.239 --> 00:01:30.519 Bengals will do in the twenty twenty four draft, as impossible a task as 19 00:01:30.519 --> 00:01:34.239 that is. Yeah, it might be impossible and it's not going to be 20 00:01:34.280 --> 00:01:38.159 completely right. But guess what this exercise is good for, and guess what 21 00:01:38.239 --> 00:01:42.120 mock drafts are good for giving you in giving everybody the knowledge of the prospects 22 00:01:42.120 --> 00:01:47.799 that the Bengals are targeting that could potentially go where they could go ahead of 23 00:01:47.799 --> 00:01:53.480 the twenty twenty four NFL Draft. So it's an extremely valuable exercise. I'm 24 00:01:53.560 --> 00:01:56.079 learning more and more every time we do it. And so, yeah, 25 00:01:56.159 --> 00:01:59.159 let's predict who the Bengals are going to pick, and who knows, maybe 26 00:01:59.200 --> 00:02:02.359 we go ten for ten today, Jake, I would not put it past 27 00:02:02.480 --> 00:02:07.400 us. I would, and it's it's a familiar face going at eighteen. 28 00:02:07.319 --> 00:02:10.240 I would put it past this, James. We usually get a couple, 29 00:02:10.639 --> 00:02:14.919 but man, getting into the seventh round figuring out where guys are going to 30 00:02:15.000 --> 00:02:17.240 even be available for the Bengals to pick. There multiple reasons it's impossible, 31 00:02:17.560 --> 00:02:21.719 but yeah, we've talked about all of the first round options. I think 32 00:02:21.800 --> 00:02:25.840 quite a bit. Whether it's j C. Latham, whether it's Tally Fuaga, 33 00:02:25.840 --> 00:02:30.000 whether it's a Marius Mims, whether it's one of the corners Quinnon, 34 00:02:30.080 --> 00:02:34.520 Mitchell, Terry and Arnold, whether it's Byron Murphy falling where he's now expected 35 00:02:34.560 --> 00:02:38.680 to go top ten, or Johnny Newton, who we talked about with Joe 36 00:02:38.680 --> 00:02:42.919 Goodbert yesterday. Had a great visit with the Bengals. We talked about almost 37 00:02:42.960 --> 00:02:46.919 all of the guys we think they could realistically pick at eighteen. But when 38 00:02:46.919 --> 00:02:53.800 you combine the will he be available with the will he like him cross section 39 00:02:53.919 --> 00:02:59.719 of players, we land on a Marius Mims as a one that we think 40 00:02:59.840 --> 00:03:02.960 is most likely to be available to the Bengals. And we still think you 41 00:03:04.039 --> 00:03:06.960 and I, I believe, are on the same Patriot that Plan A is 42 00:03:07.000 --> 00:03:09.719 an offensive tackle, and we don't think brock Bauers is going to be there. 43 00:03:09.759 --> 00:03:14.680 We don't think that, you know, maybe Byron Murphy would throw them 44 00:03:14.719 --> 00:03:15.520 off that plan. We don't think he's going to be there either. But 45 00:03:15.560 --> 00:03:21.400 even then, I think Plan A is offensive tackle. It is I even 46 00:03:21.400 --> 00:03:23.919 would go past saying, think you just look at who they've brought in, 47 00:03:23.960 --> 00:03:30.120 who they've looked at. They would love to add a franchise offensive tackle, 48 00:03:30.240 --> 00:03:35.439 someone that's under contract for the next five years or maybe longer. They want 49 00:03:35.439 --> 00:03:38.520 to find their whitworth for Joe Burrow, and that doesn't necessarily mean left tackle. 50 00:03:38.560 --> 00:03:42.080 They want to find their Willie. They want to find this guy that's 51 00:03:42.080 --> 00:03:44.879 going to be there, done that for the next five years, eight years, 52 00:03:44.919 --> 00:03:49.960 ten years, hopefully longer. And Amarius Mims is someone that there. 53 00:03:50.520 --> 00:03:53.360 We know they like, we know they like a lot. We know Frank 54 00:03:53.360 --> 00:03:58.240 Pollack likes him. And if all these other offensive tackles are gone, they 55 00:03:58.280 --> 00:04:00.680 may like him more than some of these guys, by the way, But 56 00:04:00.719 --> 00:04:03.719 if they're gone, the jac Lathams of the world are gone, then I 57 00:04:03.759 --> 00:04:06.400 think it makes a ton of sense. Now, I think you're right, 58 00:04:06.560 --> 00:04:11.560 Quinjon Mitchell. If he falls to eighteen, if all of the offensive tackles 59 00:04:11.599 --> 00:04:14.919 that they feel our tackles are gone, well then they're going to go in 60 00:04:14.919 --> 00:04:16.240 another direction. I don't think they're going to force it. I don't think 61 00:04:16.279 --> 00:04:19.560 Tyler Geiton is going to be the eighteenth pick. Knock On Wood. Don't 62 00:04:19.560 --> 00:04:24.959 think that's going to happen. But what I do think the Bengals, in 63 00:04:25.000 --> 00:04:28.439 a perfect world, one is a Lufashanu or Amarus Mims or J. C. 64 00:04:28.600 --> 00:04:31.920 Latham or maybe Fuanga as well. If he's there, they could go 65 00:04:32.000 --> 00:04:35.240 that route if they view him as a tackle. I think it's unique that 66 00:04:35.759 --> 00:04:42.240 some teams think he's more of a guard. Fautanu is probably lower because they 67 00:04:42.240 --> 00:04:45.319 probably view him as a guard as an interior alignment, and that's when I 68 00:04:45.360 --> 00:04:49.439 think you do get into right is it Johnny Newton versus Quinjon Mitchell versus Terry 69 00:04:49.519 --> 00:04:54.720 and Arnold. It's the tackles that they view. Our tackles are gone that 70 00:04:54.759 --> 00:04:59.000 could very well happen. And I think they're comfortable picking Newton, which I 71 00:04:59.000 --> 00:05:01.120 wouldn't have said a month ago. I think that that visit helped them a 72 00:05:01.160 --> 00:05:06.759 lot, helped him a lot, and it certainly changed my perception because in 73 00:05:06.800 --> 00:05:14.240 February there was no talk of him being the eighteenth pick, and the talk 74 00:05:14.319 --> 00:05:15.160 was, oh yeah, I'll be there at eighteen for sure. Even a 75 00:05:15.199 --> 00:05:18.040 few weeks ago it felt that way, but certainly at the NFL combine. 76 00:05:18.079 --> 00:05:21.800 So for those that are holding out hope for Johnny Newton, maybe you love 77 00:05:21.839 --> 00:05:26.560 Quinnon Mitchell maybe you like Amarus Mims. I do think that any of those 78 00:05:26.560 --> 00:05:30.120 guys are certainly in the running if they do fall to eighteen Mitchell. Of 79 00:05:30.160 --> 00:05:33.800 the three, Mitchell's the least likely of that trio. And as we often 80 00:05:33.879 --> 00:05:38.519 do in late April, we get back to where we were in January before 81 00:05:38.560 --> 00:05:41.920 the combine, with a guy like Johnny Newton being back in consideration a point 82 00:05:41.959 --> 00:05:44.720 that I know Joe has made a lot as well. Joe a frequent guess 83 00:05:44.720 --> 00:05:49.399 on this podcast lately. My last thought here on the Bengals first round is 84 00:05:49.439 --> 00:05:53.720 what has been all the chatter in the last twenty four hours is other teams 85 00:05:53.800 --> 00:05:59.240 trading up. We got reports of the Colts and Eagles feeling out the trade 86 00:05:59.279 --> 00:06:03.639 up market to go after a cornerback. We've got reports of every team that 87 00:06:04.639 --> 00:06:11.199 was talking to Daniel Teremia I think it was on a Wednesday morning, trying 88 00:06:11.199 --> 00:06:14.199 to trade up for an offensive tackle. Five sixteams trying to trade up for 89 00:06:14.199 --> 00:06:18.040 an offensive tackle. All the sudden, you got Dan Graziano with ESPN reporting 90 00:06:18.040 --> 00:06:21.920 that the Bengals could be worth watching for a potential trade up. They like, 91 00:06:23.360 --> 00:06:28.639 according to Graziano, J C. Latham a lot and so are you 92 00:06:28.680 --> 00:06:30.360 buying any of that? I mean, everybody's to trade up all of a 93 00:06:30.360 --> 00:06:34.040 sudden. The Bengals have not traded up in the first round forever. I 94 00:06:34.040 --> 00:06:38.000 think that would be a long shot. But there is at least some smoke 95 00:06:38.040 --> 00:06:41.079 they're connecting them to Latham, who I think is not our pick here because 96 00:06:41.120 --> 00:06:45.560 we think he's been picked already at this point in this prediction. But a 97 00:06:45.560 --> 00:06:47.759 lot of smoke they're connecting the Bengals to Latham as well. Sure, if 98 00:06:47.839 --> 00:06:53.360 Latham's there, I think they pick him. I think they're also comfortable standing 99 00:06:53.399 --> 00:06:56.480 pat saying, oh, well, Patrick Paul will be there, Blake Fisher 100 00:06:56.480 --> 00:06:58.879 will be there, one of these other offensive tackles that we like will be 101 00:06:58.879 --> 00:07:02.199 there at forty nine, and let's go with Johnny Newton. I don't think 102 00:07:02.240 --> 00:07:08.480 they are going to push super hard to get the offensive tackle at eighteen, 103 00:07:08.480 --> 00:07:11.759 because they're fine with defensive tackle at eighteen, or they're fine with Mitchell or 104 00:07:11.839 --> 00:07:15.519 Arnold. And so the comfort level of knowing, hey, there's going to 105 00:07:15.560 --> 00:07:17.519 be four quarterbacks off the board, there's going to be a three receivers. 106 00:07:18.560 --> 00:07:21.360 They'll be fine and they'll get a really good player. So no, I 107 00:07:21.360 --> 00:07:26.759 would be shocked. If they traded up, even in Fantasy Went realms, 108 00:07:26.240 --> 00:07:30.600 it would be surprising, let alone in real life. So yeah, we'll 109 00:07:30.600 --> 00:07:34.000 see. I wou wouldn't be too stunned if they traded up later, maybe 110 00:07:34.079 --> 00:07:36.600 at round two. 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FANDORL is America's number one sportsbook. 149 00:10:03.440 --> 00:10:07.240 All the talk Jake about a Round two wide receiver, and I think there's 150 00:10:07.279 --> 00:10:11.720 a very real possibility that the Bengals go wide receiver in Round two. I 151 00:10:11.720 --> 00:10:15.759 also think they stick with the trenches and do what a lot of our listeners 152 00:10:15.799 --> 00:10:20.080 want them to do, which is prioritize offensive tackle round one, defensive tackle 153 00:10:20.120 --> 00:10:24.879 in round two, or vice versa. And that's why I think Chris Jenkins 154 00:10:24.879 --> 00:10:28.559 makes a ton of sense and that's why we're mocking him to the Bengals with 155 00:10:28.559 --> 00:10:31.879 pick forty nine. The defensive tackle out of Michigan. Now, there are 156 00:10:31.360 --> 00:10:35.279 a lot of contenders for this pick. Obviously, it's hard to predict who's 157 00:10:35.279 --> 00:10:37.799 going to be there who's not Chris Jenkins, great run defender at Michigan, 158 00:10:39.159 --> 00:10:43.039 obviously a big part of their national championship team. If he does make it 159 00:10:43.080 --> 00:10:46.240 there, and he's higher on some of these boards, but if he does 160 00:10:46.279 --> 00:10:50.519 make it there, I do think they'll be tempted to not wait and add 161 00:10:50.559 --> 00:10:54.120 to their defensive line on Day two with their first pick. Yeah, I 162 00:10:54.159 --> 00:10:56.919 think that it's a pick that could fit them for a number of reasons. 163 00:10:56.960 --> 00:11:01.120 Tested well enough, has good enough size, He's a little bit smaller than 164 00:11:01.120 --> 00:11:05.679 you would want for a guy who excels and hangs his hat on run defending, 165 00:11:05.240 --> 00:11:09.759 needs some work as a pass rusher. That the pass rush data is 166 00:11:09.840 --> 00:11:11.440 not quite what you would want it to be. So maybe it's a different 167 00:11:11.440 --> 00:11:16.039 defensive tackle here in the second round. If they go offensive tackle first round, 168 00:11:16.039 --> 00:11:18.759 you could certainly see defensive tackle in the second round. Maybe they'll really 169 00:11:18.759 --> 00:11:22.720 like Bradon Fisk in his NonStop motor and character despite him being undersized as well. 170 00:11:22.720 --> 00:11:26.320 Maybe they'll really like the upside with Mike Hull in the second round. 171 00:11:26.320 --> 00:11:31.919 Maybe they'll really like Ruco Roverro's versatility. And again there's upside there with a 172 00:11:33.000 --> 00:11:35.679 rover Row despite him being a fifth year player coming out of Clemson. But 173 00:11:37.679 --> 00:11:41.000 defensive tackle I think is certainly realistic here, especially if fun falls, but 174 00:11:41.080 --> 00:11:45.840 very in general, I think for me, I'll speak for myself. I 175 00:11:45.879 --> 00:11:48.200 have the hardest time with round two, and I see it as a branching 176 00:11:48.279 --> 00:11:52.320 paths kind of thing, like if they go offensive tackle in round one, 177 00:11:52.559 --> 00:11:54.399 the most likely picks to me in the second round, or wide receiver or 178 00:11:54.440 --> 00:11:58.000 defensive tackle. So maybe it's some of the wide receivers we've talked about in 179 00:11:58.000 --> 00:12:03.320 the second round, Ricky saw Troy Franklin keyon Coleman. Maybe it's a guy 180 00:12:03.360 --> 00:12:07.399 like Xavier Lguet who we haven't talked about very much. Maybe that's the guy 181 00:12:07.399 --> 00:12:11.720 that they really like the late breakout, which is not something they typically like. 182 00:12:11.799 --> 00:12:15.759 But they like him blossoming into a player that they think could be a 183 00:12:15.799 --> 00:12:18.799 good outside player in the NFL in the long term, and they see him 184 00:12:18.799 --> 00:12:20.399 as a developmental option. Of course, they go defensive tackle in the first 185 00:12:20.480 --> 00:12:24.320 round. We're not talking about probably any of these guys. We're probably fixated 186 00:12:24.360 --> 00:12:28.879 on offensive line here, guys like Roger Rosengart, and you're hoping, hoping 187 00:12:28.000 --> 00:12:31.679 or falling. Maybe this is where you talk about Patrick Paul, a guy 188 00:12:31.679 --> 00:12:37.120 whose size and athleticism you'd think they would really like, even if he's not 189 00:12:37.240 --> 00:12:39.360 necessarily as high on our boards and some of the people we've talked to. 190 00:12:39.559 --> 00:12:43.679 But landing on Chris Jenkins here after an offensive tackle in the first round certainly 191 00:12:43.720 --> 00:12:46.080 could make sense. But this is where you start to see and I'm trying 192 00:12:46.080 --> 00:12:50.080 to illustrate. Maybe it's hard to keep up because there's a lot of names 193 00:12:50.080 --> 00:12:54.840 and positions, this branching path idea where what they do early is obviously going 194 00:12:54.840 --> 00:12:58.279 to dictate the way they go later and the way that in our heads, 195 00:12:58.559 --> 00:13:01.679 the position as we think they prioritize are going to work out. You can 196 00:13:01.799 --> 00:13:07.200 really see how how these different paths could start to go. By the way 197 00:13:07.279 --> 00:13:11.720 the complete disrespect because he's a little, a little short. Lad McConkey, 198 00:13:11.720 --> 00:13:15.720 I'm gonna I'm gonna mention him because I do think if he does fall there, 199 00:13:15.759 --> 00:13:18.080 they would consider him. I think they would consider Zavier Worthy as well. 200 00:13:18.919 --> 00:13:22.240 I don't think either one's gonna be there. I'm gonna throw those names 201 00:13:22.279 --> 00:13:26.960 out, so we cover Cya right just in case. So we mentioned make 202 00:13:26.000 --> 00:13:31.279 sure we mentioned whoever's picked that at forty nine. The thing that I think 203 00:13:31.360 --> 00:13:35.240 is interesting here is if they go Johnny Newton round one, there is a 204 00:13:35.279 --> 00:13:39.120 scenario where the tackles they're hoping are there, the Patrick Pauls of the world 205 00:13:39.720 --> 00:13:45.080 are just gone, where it's maybe it's not even a Blake Fisher. Maybe 206 00:13:45.120 --> 00:13:48.360 Blake Fisher's gone. And that's what's what's really tough. I think the day 207 00:13:48.399 --> 00:13:54.360 two defensive tackle depth versus the day two offensive tackle depth, it could be 208 00:13:54.480 --> 00:13:58.200 much much different depending on the path they choose. And that's why that's why 209 00:13:58.240 --> 00:14:01.279 you hear about these teams trading out, probably because they're like, well, 210 00:14:01.519 --> 00:14:05.480 let's go get our guy, because there's a clear drop off and when you 211 00:14:05.559 --> 00:14:09.000 get to this part of round two, you don't know who's going to be 212 00:14:09.039 --> 00:14:11.879 there because it's going to be picked through from the tail end of round one 213 00:14:11.919 --> 00:14:16.080 and early round two if you didn't take one of those offensive linemen and land 214 00:14:16.159 --> 00:14:18.440 one of them. So there is a butterfly effect for the Bengals and the 215 00:14:18.440 --> 00:14:22.720 rest of the teams. I'll mention a couple others. I don't think they 216 00:14:22.720 --> 00:14:24.919 go running back at forty nine, but this is when Jonathan Brooks would start 217 00:14:24.960 --> 00:14:30.320 to be talked about for NFL teams in general. Trey Benson another one. 218 00:14:30.360 --> 00:14:33.960 I think in both of those guys would be in play either here or at 219 00:14:33.960 --> 00:14:35.600 pick eighty if one of them were to fall. I'm not sure they'll make 220 00:14:35.639 --> 00:14:39.279 it that far, but I just want to throw their names out there. 221 00:14:39.919 --> 00:14:43.679 But I think we've covered If Kingsley Suematia, by the way, somehow falls, 222 00:14:43.320 --> 00:14:46.720 he could be in line here. But yeah, I think we've covered 223 00:14:46.759 --> 00:14:50.559 it as far as who they could take. My guy, Troy Franklin, 224 00:14:50.600 --> 00:14:54.639 by the way, I'm going to speak it into existence. Let's go Jake 225 00:14:54.720 --> 00:14:56.840 Troy falls to pick forty nine, and all as well in the neighborhood, 226 00:14:58.440 --> 00:15:01.480 but we're going with Chris Jenkins there. I think the only ones who didn't 227 00:15:01.480 --> 00:15:03.879 mention or some interior offensive line options. I don't think that either of us 228 00:15:03.879 --> 00:15:07.559 think it's terribly likely, but it wouldn't be shocking, I guess, is 229 00:15:07.559 --> 00:15:11.080 the way I would put it. But like a Cooper Beby or Christian Haynes, 230 00:15:11.200 --> 00:15:13.679 or if Zach Taylor falls this far, he might be picked around the 231 00:15:15.039 --> 00:15:18.120 one to two turn. Those guys I think, sorry, Zach Frazier would 232 00:15:18.159 --> 00:15:20.919 be guys. I was like, Man, you ain't picking Zach Taylor at 233 00:15:20.960 --> 00:15:24.039 forty nine? Holl even tell you that's a real don't do that. No, 234 00:15:24.159 --> 00:15:28.240 you bring him in late as he says, to call plays in camp. 235 00:15:28.559 --> 00:15:31.759 But I do think there's some interior offensive line guys that we should at 236 00:15:31.840 --> 00:15:37.759 least mention as possible, and within that realm of possibility in Roman Wilson, 237 00:15:37.279 --> 00:15:41.200 who we haven't mentioned as a second round wide receiver. Oh yeah, and 238 00:15:41.240 --> 00:15:46.759 you could even throw in Jalen Polk from Washington as a potential one. I 239 00:15:46.799 --> 00:15:52.159 don't think they would necessarily go that route there. There are major breakout age 240 00:15:52.200 --> 00:15:58.480 outliers there for him and Roman Wilson, So that's why I'm kind of less 241 00:15:58.639 --> 00:16:02.720 inclined to project them to the Bengal But names we should mention, no doubt, 242 00:16:02.919 --> 00:16:06.559 no doubt about it. And that's what's interesting about pick eighty as we 243 00:16:06.600 --> 00:16:11.600 moved to their first pick in round three, is one, is this where 244 00:16:11.639 --> 00:16:14.960 they start to look to trade up, whether it's forty nine going from forty 245 00:16:15.039 --> 00:16:18.039 nine to forty five, yeah, or here eighty to seventy three to get 246 00:16:18.039 --> 00:16:22.159 their guy. And that's where it gets really interesting. We're going with the 247 00:16:22.240 --> 00:16:27.000 corner here and would not shock me we didn't mention any corners in round two 248 00:16:27.399 --> 00:16:30.720 because there is a gap a corner could be in play in round one, 249 00:16:30.320 --> 00:16:33.080 and then I think we don't really see it come back into the conversation until 250 00:16:33.080 --> 00:16:37.120 pick eighty. I do think they're going to take a corner. Who knows, 251 00:16:37.120 --> 00:16:38.519 maybe they double dip with all the picks they have on day three, 252 00:16:40.120 --> 00:16:44.000 But we're going with Max Melton here out of Rutgers, and I think this 253 00:16:44.159 --> 00:16:48.360 is someone you just look at his profile and he's someone that they will like. 254 00:16:48.840 --> 00:16:55.080 My question about mocking him here does he make it to eighty because there's 255 00:16:55.279 --> 00:16:59.399 kind of a drought here cornerbacks wise in this part of the draft. I 256 00:16:59.399 --> 00:17:02.759 do wonder if he just doesn't fall all the way to eighty and gets picked 257 00:17:02.759 --> 00:17:06.359 in that sixty five to seventy five range. There are other corners that will 258 00:17:06.359 --> 00:17:08.119 be picked in the second and third round. It's just they're not guys that 259 00:17:08.160 --> 00:17:11.079 we would think the Bengals would like. And maybe we're way off on Mike 260 00:17:11.119 --> 00:17:17.200 Sandroschraal and we should be in on Mike Sandrochraal at this point still, and 261 00:17:17.319 --> 00:17:21.480 I'm not sure he's there at forty nine. Yeah, that's definitely possible. 262 00:17:22.079 --> 00:17:25.599 I just have a really hard time projecting the Bengals to go slot corner, 263 00:17:25.759 --> 00:17:29.880 and he's slot corner through and through. Even though they love Mike Hilton, 264 00:17:30.640 --> 00:17:34.240 I just have a hard time with that currently. But Max Melton the guy 265 00:17:34.480 --> 00:17:37.759 in this group that has the speed they would be after, and that's why 266 00:17:38.039 --> 00:17:42.319 the speed size combo is why that's the name that we've kind of focused on 267 00:17:42.599 --> 00:17:47.279 here. He's not the biggest guy in the world, but he has adequate 268 00:17:47.319 --> 00:17:51.480 size to play outside, good length, and he ran a sub four four 269 00:17:51.599 --> 00:17:55.920 forty. They've really prioritized speed and athleticism at this position, and so for 270 00:17:55.960 --> 00:18:00.480 guys projected on day two at corner, he really does stand out having that 271 00:18:00.559 --> 00:18:04.559 combination. Everybody else is either slower or smaller, projects to the slot only, 272 00:18:04.559 --> 00:18:07.880 and we are avoiding some of those slot only options here, like TJ. 273 00:18:07.960 --> 00:18:11.240 Tampa, a guy that by consensus is the second round guy that we 274 00:18:11.240 --> 00:18:15.720 should have talked about in consideration in the second round, but running a four 275 00:18:15.799 --> 00:18:18.640 or five eight is just not the kind of corner the Bengals have drafted. 276 00:18:18.920 --> 00:18:22.200 If it's not cornerback here, Mason Smith, I think a guy they brought 277 00:18:22.240 --> 00:18:26.799 him for a visit and seems to be ascending and maygo earlier than our board 278 00:18:26.920 --> 00:18:30.599 suggests he should. Could even be in consideration at forty nine, not a 279 00:18:30.640 --> 00:18:34.160 pick we would love there, but could certainly be in consideration at eighty as 280 00:18:34.240 --> 00:18:38.599 well. And Ben Sinnett I think is currently favored to be the second tight 281 00:18:38.680 --> 00:18:42.319 end drafted, but if he does fall, I think you would have to 282 00:18:42.359 --> 00:18:45.960 consider him very strongly at eighty. And this is probably the beginning of the 283 00:18:47.039 --> 00:18:51.720 range for Jayalen McMillan as well, a potential Tyler Boyd replacement if they do 284 00:18:51.799 --> 00:18:56.279 not go wide receiver in round two. And that's where we're going here with 285 00:18:56.359 --> 00:18:59.559 Pig ninety seven is Jalen McMillan, and they've looked at him obviously, they 286 00:18:59.559 --> 00:19:03.440 brought him in for a visit, and it's someone that can come in right 287 00:19:03.480 --> 00:19:08.039 away and be your Tyler Boyd slot receiver has been productive in college, and 288 00:19:08.119 --> 00:19:11.759 it's not like he's learning a new spot. Charlie Jones was doing that. 289 00:19:11.839 --> 00:19:15.160 He played outside a ton of Purdue, had to learn it, and so 290 00:19:15.200 --> 00:19:18.039 he helped solidify your wide receiver corps. And heck, we had Steve Disovich 291 00:19:18.119 --> 00:19:22.119 on earlier this week. What did he say wide receiver depth? You can 292 00:19:22.119 --> 00:19:26.319 get guys in round three that are comparable to the player you're getting in round 293 00:19:26.359 --> 00:19:30.720 two. And so I think with the either eighty or ninety seven, those 294 00:19:30.720 --> 00:19:33.720 are probably the favorites. I know I made that forty nine, pick forty 295 00:19:33.799 --> 00:19:37.039 nine for wide receiver, and I do think that they could take a receiver 296 00:19:37.119 --> 00:19:40.240 that early. That's where it starts to get in play. But you pick 297 00:19:40.319 --> 00:19:41.960 eighty pick ninety seven, if they haven't yet, I think this is the 298 00:19:42.680 --> 00:19:47.480 hot spot where they want to get one because it drops off again. And 299 00:19:47.519 --> 00:19:51.079 so I will get Jake's reaction to that pick, and we will continue to 300 00:19:51.119 --> 00:19:53.799 discuss not only pick ninety seven, but the rest of our mock draft. 301 00:19:53.880 --> 00:19:56.400 Jake, We're gonna have to speed up. We will do that coming up 302 00:19:56.440 --> 00:20:00.720 next. Today's show has brought to you about LinkedIn. When you're hiring for 303 00:20:00.759 --> 00:20:03.720 your small business, you want to find quality professionals that are right for the 304 00:20:03.799 --> 00:20:07.000 role. That's why you have to check out LinkedIn jobs. 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No 322 00:21:29.000 --> 00:21:33.240 real reaction for me on the Jalen McMillan in the in the second third round 323 00:21:33.319 --> 00:21:36.359 pick there, James, as you teed up before the break, I come 324 00:21:36.400 --> 00:21:41.119 on, certainly see it were just not a wo touchdown I would like to 325 00:21:41.200 --> 00:21:45.480 pick. I think fine. I think that there's a chance, talking to 326 00:21:45.519 --> 00:21:48.279 Mike Venner yesterday that he makes it into the third day of the draft as 327 00:21:48.279 --> 00:21:53.200 well. Some other receivers I could consider here. Brendan Rice is primarily the 328 00:21:53.319 --> 00:21:57.440 name that stands out as a receiver that hits a lot of their checkboxes that 329 00:21:57.480 --> 00:22:02.920 they would consider along with keon call earlier I mentioned his name and then some 330 00:22:03.000 --> 00:22:07.160 other names here. I think this is when Baker starts to come into conversation. 331 00:22:07.640 --> 00:22:12.440 I think both picks. I think eight ninety seven potentially for Javon Baker 332 00:22:12.559 --> 00:22:15.880 Bernardo Green. This is probably the beginning of his range as well. In 333 00:22:15.920 --> 00:22:19.759 the third round. It's possible he goes a little bit earlier if teams fall 334 00:22:19.799 --> 00:22:23.440 in love with him as one of those guys that could be a type of 335 00:22:23.480 --> 00:22:27.079 corner the Bengals would like. The only other names that I've got here is 336 00:22:27.480 --> 00:22:32.440 our Dominic Pooney. In some worlds, I can see that one on Ann 337 00:22:32.480 --> 00:22:37.640 Intarior offensive line option, Makai Wingo another LSU defensive tackle. We're going to 338 00:22:37.680 --> 00:22:41.279 be talking about a lot of LSU defensive tackles between now and Saturday, potentially 339 00:22:41.960 --> 00:22:45.880 as options for the Bengals. But let's go fourth round, James. We're 340 00:22:45.880 --> 00:22:51.519 into day three now, and boy would it be nice to after going and 341 00:22:51.599 --> 00:22:53.839 Marius Men's, Chris Jenkins, Max Melton, Jalen McMillan, go to another 342 00:22:53.920 --> 00:22:59.799 skill player here before there is a bit of a drop off and odrics me. 343 00:23:00.000 --> 00:23:03.440 I think this is where his floor would be if you're the Bengals. 344 00:23:03.440 --> 00:23:06.240 He might already be picked at this point, but I certainly don't think he's 345 00:23:06.240 --> 00:23:11.119 making it to you At one forty nine. I lean back to a flexible 346 00:23:11.160 --> 00:23:17.559 offensive line option. A guy that can play interior and has experience outside the 347 00:23:17.599 --> 00:23:21.920 guy they met with, Brandon Coleman TCU, who's played tackle and guard in 348 00:23:22.000 --> 00:23:25.720 college. Sign me up. This is this is where I want them, 349 00:23:25.839 --> 00:23:30.119 whether it's pick ninety seven, pick one, fifteen nine, get one of 350 00:23:30.160 --> 00:23:36.079 these versatile linemen that you think can help to stabilize the interit of your offensive 351 00:23:36.119 --> 00:23:38.400 line. And that's what Brandon Coleman could do. And maybe he goes earlier 352 00:23:38.400 --> 00:23:41.880 than this. Other guys that I would like, Tanner BORDERLINI We've talked about 353 00:23:41.920 --> 00:23:45.359 him a lot. I'm in on him as early as ninety seven. I 354 00:23:45.359 --> 00:23:48.000 don't know if the Bengals will be maybe they should be if they're not, 355 00:23:48.599 --> 00:23:56.480 but getting another interior offensive lineman it should be a priority. And it really 356 00:23:56.480 --> 00:23:59.880 doesn't even have anything to do with volcan or cap or cares. It's just 357 00:24:00.480 --> 00:24:03.960 I want someone behind those guys at minimum this year, because we know what 358 00:24:03.039 --> 00:24:07.039 happens as the season goes on. Guys get dinged up. They had to 359 00:24:07.039 --> 00:24:11.279 play an AFC Championship game without three starters on their offensive line. That is 360 00:24:11.319 --> 00:24:15.319 not the recipe for success. You want to have guys that you can bank 361 00:24:15.359 --> 00:24:18.720 on and so get another bite of the apple. I would love a Brandon 362 00:24:18.720 --> 00:24:22.119 Coleman pick in this range. And I know there will be some that say, 363 00:24:22.119 --> 00:24:25.319 well, you got to get the nose tackle, and I want them 364 00:24:25.359 --> 00:24:27.319 to realize, and I think they do because they've met with all. There 365 00:24:27.359 --> 00:24:30.599 are a lot of nose tackles in this class, and I think a lot 366 00:24:30.599 --> 00:24:33.359 of them are similar. So you have a lot of day late day three 367 00:24:33.400 --> 00:24:37.839 picks, So push it back. Focus on the interior of the offensive line 368 00:24:38.119 --> 00:24:42.599 makes a ton of sense for me. Other names that I think start to 369 00:24:42.640 --> 00:24:45.559 come into play. You mentioned s Toma. I think Bucky Irvings starts to 370 00:24:45.599 --> 00:24:49.480 come into play here if they haven't addressed wide receiver Malik Washington. I think 371 00:24:49.559 --> 00:24:55.119 Luke McCaffrey, Javon Baker stays in play. I'll mention Dwayne Carter out of 372 00:24:55.200 --> 00:24:59.079 Duke as well. Another defensive tackle that who knows. Maybe they don't go 373 00:24:59.160 --> 00:25:03.279 defensive tackle and they doubled up on late Day two, early Day three. 374 00:25:03.279 --> 00:25:07.279 You wouldn't shock me. Yeah, I think those are worth mentioning for sure. 375 00:25:07.359 --> 00:25:10.400 McKinley Jackson if they do choose to go nose tackle early. I know 376 00:25:10.440 --> 00:25:11.920 you just talked about pushing it later into day three. I think this is 377 00:25:12.440 --> 00:25:17.559 probably the ceiling there, but you're right that there should be a lot of 378 00:25:17.599 --> 00:25:22.079 similarly tiered late day three nose tackles in this class. They could pick one 379 00:25:22.079 --> 00:25:25.279 of one forty nine. That's not the route we're going. They could pick 380 00:25:25.319 --> 00:25:27.559 Quntest Stiggers here, a guy that I'm going to continue to talk about until 381 00:25:27.599 --> 00:25:30.880 he's like it. You sold me on him. I'm in. It's a 382 00:25:30.880 --> 00:25:34.079 fun story. It's a really good story, and he's good. That's why 383 00:25:34.079 --> 00:25:37.200 I'm in. I don't care about his story. It is a fun story, 384 00:25:37.200 --> 00:25:40.000 and he's got a great name. He's good. That's why I like 385 00:25:40.039 --> 00:25:42.559 him. I like good. There's some development time, But a guy whose 386 00:25:44.039 --> 00:25:48.960 experience is playing in the CFL as a twenty one to twenty two year old 387 00:25:48.640 --> 00:25:53.519 is very interesting, and they've gone to the CFL well before. But Jaheem 388 00:25:53.599 --> 00:26:00.599 Bell is a guy that maybe this is wishful thinking. I've been targeting and 389 00:26:00.640 --> 00:26:06.119 hoping the Bengals would would go that route on day three, and so one 390 00:26:06.519 --> 00:26:08.839 nine for jahem Bell could be the fit. That's what I'm going to project 391 00:26:08.839 --> 00:26:12.039 here. But you could see them shying away because he's an undersized kuy. 392 00:26:12.079 --> 00:26:17.519 They just need that yard after catch weapon in this offense. And if you're 393 00:26:17.559 --> 00:26:21.319 not getting Senate and you're not getting Bowers, because we don't think that they're 394 00:26:21.319 --> 00:26:23.599 getting Bowers, Jahem Bell would be the other guy to do it, and 395 00:26:23.640 --> 00:26:26.599 he could be available in this range, yep, no doubt about it. 396 00:26:27.039 --> 00:26:30.799 Also, you just mentioned yard after catch. We didn't mention him. I 397 00:26:30.839 --> 00:26:34.079 think pick eighty Malachi Corley could be in the next sure if he's there, 398 00:26:34.119 --> 00:26:36.960 I don't think we mentioned him. So I just want to throw it out 399 00:26:37.000 --> 00:26:38.680 that and I thought of Yak and I was like, oh, Cory, 400 00:26:38.839 --> 00:26:41.799 yeah, and you mentioned Malik Washington as well, talking about Yack. Guys, 401 00:26:41.839 --> 00:26:45.279 you did just mention that name. And then that would be another guy 402 00:26:45.400 --> 00:26:49.359 in that same same caliber. We've got four picks left here, James Late 403 00:26:49.440 --> 00:26:53.680 Day three yep, and real quick Eric All another tight end in this range 404 00:26:53.880 --> 00:26:56.519 that they met with three times. Brought him in for a top thirty as 405 00:26:56.559 --> 00:27:00.599 well. So maybe they go that route. But let's go to these other 406 00:27:00.640 --> 00:27:04.880 picks here after Jaheem Bell another guy that they've met with, and they get 407 00:27:04.920 --> 00:27:08.640 their nose tackle Evan Anderson out of Florida Atlantic. I love it. I 408 00:27:08.680 --> 00:27:11.359 love waiting till now. I think this is when you get the value. 409 00:27:11.599 --> 00:27:18.000 I think Evan Anderson can give you those snaps right now and you're not reaching 410 00:27:18.160 --> 00:27:21.799 early on. You're still able to get that interior offensive line help in a 411 00:27:21.920 --> 00:27:26.759 quality offensive lineman. You add a guy like Jaheem Bell and then you still 412 00:27:26.799 --> 00:27:30.440 get your nose tackle and Evan Anderson someone that. Again. I think at 413 00:27:30.440 --> 00:27:32.920 this stage of the draft, if you find someone that can contribute as a 414 00:27:33.000 --> 00:27:36.039 rookie, really hard to do. And I think they did it with Evan 415 00:27:36.079 --> 00:27:41.319 Anderson. And maybe it's Jordan Jefferson, the other LSU tackle I told you 416 00:27:41.400 --> 00:27:44.440 we would be mentioning. Maybe it is m ckiley Jackson going in the Dane 417 00:27:44.440 --> 00:27:48.359 Brugler range more than where you've seen him on some other big boards where Dane 418 00:27:48.440 --> 00:27:51.319 has him as a day six or around six to seven guy. Maybe it's 419 00:27:51.400 --> 00:27:55.920 Chris Boyd from Iowa who Northern Iowa where they sent their position coach. Maybe 420 00:27:55.920 --> 00:28:00.359 it's the local guy Jaan Bit Jawan Briggs. There are some no sackles later. 421 00:28:00.960 --> 00:28:04.079 I would be surprised if they're in on to Andandre Sweat at this point. 422 00:28:04.319 --> 00:28:07.279 To be fair, I know we haven't mentioned his name, but since 423 00:28:07.279 --> 00:28:12.759 we're on the topic of no sackles would be shocked outside of that tip Raymond 424 00:28:14.000 --> 00:28:17.240 perhaps if they don't get a tight end before this point, is a guy 425 00:28:17.240 --> 00:28:21.039 that I would think about here in Xavier Thomas ed Rusher from Clemson, who 426 00:28:21.039 --> 00:28:23.519 they had a lot of contact with. I think starts to come into play 427 00:28:23.920 --> 00:28:26.960 around this area as well. I'm sure there's some other guys we're not mentioning. 428 00:28:27.279 --> 00:28:33.200 We will tee up day three before day three, after day two a 429 00:28:33.200 --> 00:28:36.720 little bit at the end of that show on Friday night, so there will 430 00:28:36.759 --> 00:28:40.680 be other guys that we're able to talk about once we have a little bit 431 00:28:40.680 --> 00:28:44.240 of a clearer picture of who's still available at that point. But let's go 432 00:28:44.519 --> 00:28:48.720 to the compensatory six round pick and another guy they've met with a lot. 433 00:28:48.799 --> 00:28:52.400 And that's kind of how you identify some of these guys as Josh Cephis utsa 434 00:28:52.759 --> 00:28:57.359 wide receiver yep, and the double dipp at wide receiver, the double dipp 435 00:28:57.400 --> 00:29:03.160 at cornerback, the double dip at offensive line, double dip at defensive line. 436 00:29:03.160 --> 00:29:07.160 I think you're going to see multiple double dips here, which c the 437 00:29:07.160 --> 00:29:12.079 sein Seinfeld reference. But no, I think getting two receivers makes a ton 438 00:29:12.119 --> 00:29:17.640 of sense, and you want to find someone that can contribute right away and 439 00:29:17.680 --> 00:29:21.839 then maybe try to find your next andre Yosavash And that's what stephis would fall 440 00:29:21.920 --> 00:29:25.839 under. Is one of these small school guys that you met with that you 441 00:29:25.920 --> 00:29:29.200 really like. And I don't know that they really like him, obviously we're 442 00:29:29.200 --> 00:29:32.279 projecting that, but that's what happened with andre And then they got him in 443 00:29:32.279 --> 00:29:33.680 the building and they're like, WHOA, he's better than we thought. He's 444 00:29:33.680 --> 00:29:37.720 farther along than we thought. He's going to be able to contribute right away. 445 00:29:37.799 --> 00:29:40.680 So you never know. With josh sefhas So, I think this pick 446 00:29:41.160 --> 00:29:42.720 makes a lot of sense. And now we're talking about a lot of the 447 00:29:42.759 --> 00:29:48.240 same same names, and so I think we wait and go through them after 448 00:29:48.279 --> 00:29:51.519 we give our next two picks in the seventh round, and then we can 449 00:29:51.559 --> 00:29:56.000 name six and seventh round potential targets because you have the linebacker, and I 450 00:29:56.000 --> 00:29:59.920 do think they take a linebacker at some point, So get to your guy. 451 00:30:00.319 --> 00:30:03.880 Yeah, I don't know that he's my guy. I kind of picked 452 00:30:03.880 --> 00:30:07.039 a name here that it looked like it fit that would be in this range. 453 00:30:07.079 --> 00:30:08.759 They did have their linebackers coach at the Notre Dame pro Dae where there 454 00:30:08.759 --> 00:30:12.039 were a couple of linebackers to see. To be fair, both of whom 455 00:30:12.079 --> 00:30:15.599 could be picked on Day three, and J. D. Bertrand is the 456 00:30:15.599 --> 00:30:18.359 one that I'm landing on here. He's lower on our consensus sports so it's 457 00:30:18.400 --> 00:30:22.119 more likely that he's available, and he was a two time captain, and 458 00:30:22.200 --> 00:30:27.440 that is roughly the extent of the projection for the Bengals here. I think 459 00:30:27.440 --> 00:30:32.599 they would like a linebacker, a guy that they've seen up close, and 460 00:30:32.920 --> 00:30:34.599 a guy that was a two time captain. Checks a lot of boxes for 461 00:30:34.640 --> 00:30:40.000 the Bengals, no doubt. And then one position that they haven't addressed yet. 462 00:30:40.039 --> 00:30:42.000 I do think they're going to address it running back. Not sure when 463 00:30:42.000 --> 00:30:45.359 they do. I think it could be as early as a Round four with 464 00:30:45.400 --> 00:30:48.359 Rodrick Estime, maybe earlier, but I think it's tough. Maybe though the 465 00:30:48.440 --> 00:30:52.559 right guys there at the right time. But Kendall Milton out of Georgia is 466 00:30:52.559 --> 00:30:56.559 the final pick here, and we obviously didn't do any trades hard to project 467 00:30:56.559 --> 00:31:02.160 trades. We're trying to give you the prospects that they're potentially targeting. Why 468 00:31:02.200 --> 00:31:06.240 they're targeting them where they could target them, and we'll see how many we 469 00:31:06.240 --> 00:31:08.240 get right, if we get any right. But yeah, Kendall Milton could 470 00:31:08.240 --> 00:31:11.599 make some sense. Obviously, he has size and would bring some size to 471 00:31:11.640 --> 00:31:17.039 that backfield with Chase Brown and Zach Mass And he had an injury that kind 472 00:31:17.079 --> 00:31:19.960 of led to a timeshare for him, so his productivity numbers were impacted there. 473 00:31:19.960 --> 00:31:22.440 But when he was on the field, six point two yards per attempt 474 00:31:22.440 --> 00:31:26.279 on two hundred and ninety eight career attempts, so low tread on the tires, 475 00:31:26.319 --> 00:31:29.400 which is something they like, productivity which is something they liked, played 476 00:31:29.400 --> 00:31:32.440 for a big program, which is something they like. And one of the 477 00:31:32.440 --> 00:31:37.119 best yards after contact per attempt backs in this class, especially for guys that 478 00:31:37.119 --> 00:31:41.920 you could get a little bit later on. And so there are some reasons 479 00:31:41.920 --> 00:31:45.759 to think the Bengals could go that route. Not a burner by any means. 480 00:31:45.920 --> 00:31:48.519 So if you're looking for speed, this is not where you get it 481 00:31:49.079 --> 00:31:52.440 at the end of the draft, but some other day. Three names that 482 00:31:52.440 --> 00:31:55.880 we should talk about, James, anybody on your list that you want to 483 00:31:55.880 --> 00:31:57.839 mention before we get out of here. Yeah, for sure, as far 484 00:31:57.839 --> 00:32:02.200 as linebackers go, jayl Ford is one, Jordan McGee another. Keep your 485 00:32:02.200 --> 00:32:07.319 eyes on those two guys. If they go defensive tackle Juwan Briggs. There's 486 00:32:07.359 --> 00:32:09.799 a reason Mike Brown came up to him at the local pro day and talk 487 00:32:09.880 --> 00:32:14.240 to him. That's rare, that's unique. Would not be shocked if they 488 00:32:14.279 --> 00:32:16.200 take Jowan Briggs. The reason I didn't push to mock him Jake. I 489 00:32:16.240 --> 00:32:20.880 think he's gonna go a bit earlier than some are anticipating, in a little 490 00:32:20.880 --> 00:32:25.359 bit earlier for the Bengals. For the Bengals to take him. Another name, 491 00:32:27.160 --> 00:32:30.519 Dylan Johnson, big running back out of Washington that I certainly think they 492 00:32:30.559 --> 00:32:36.160 could target maybe round six with that one of those first or that first round 493 00:32:36.200 --> 00:32:37.200 six pick, or maybe he's there in that second round six. He had 494 00:32:37.200 --> 00:32:42.319 one hundred and ninety three receptions in college and that was some injuries. But 495 00:32:42.599 --> 00:32:45.720 at that stage of the draft, you're willing to take that risk. I 496 00:32:45.799 --> 00:32:49.799 think that's all safety. If they go Trey Taylor air Force maybe at the 497 00:32:49.920 --> 00:32:52.920 end of round seven, I could see him in round seven at some point. 498 00:32:53.359 --> 00:32:57.319 So there's I think that's everyone. I'm just trying to make sure did 499 00:32:57.319 --> 00:33:00.519 we mentioned we didn't mention Christian Boyd yet, did you I think I did? 500 00:33:00.920 --> 00:33:06.720 Okay, Christian Boyd, Justin Rodgers, all those nose tackles, certainly 501 00:33:06.799 --> 00:33:10.200 keep keep them on your radar as well. But literally, our goal right 502 00:33:10.240 --> 00:33:13.839 now is to make sure we're mentioning guys that should be on your radar. 503 00:33:13.880 --> 00:33:17.960 We'll do it throughout the draft, but this we are at least aware and 504 00:33:17.960 --> 00:33:21.400 you're like, oh, hey, I heard that on lockdown. I've got 505 00:33:21.400 --> 00:33:23.359 a couple two really quick. Just we've talked about some of these guys. 506 00:33:23.359 --> 00:33:27.920 Malik Mustafa wake Forest safety, the Bengals had their safety coach at the PRODA 507 00:33:28.000 --> 00:33:30.720 there died Jon Anthony. They brought in for a top thirty. The Ole 508 00:33:30.839 --> 00:33:36.839 Miss safety we talked about contest Siggers plenty. Don't need to bring that name 509 00:33:36.920 --> 00:33:42.559 up again. Jalen Green, James Madison linebacker, slash edge player. I'm 510 00:33:42.599 --> 00:33:45.799 not sure what exactly position you play in the NFL, A guy they have 511 00:33:45.920 --> 00:33:50.319 showed some interest in if you're looking at late Day three options. In addition 512 00:33:50.359 --> 00:33:55.440 to Trajhon Jeffcoat from Arkansas, we got Avery Jones into your offensive lineman that 513 00:33:55.480 --> 00:34:00.680 we added to the draft spreadsheet when it was reported that the Bengals had extended 514 00:34:00.960 --> 00:34:04.319 time spent with him at his pro day and in virtual meetings. You mentioned 515 00:34:05.079 --> 00:34:08.559 I think before we started recording favorite Matos, the guy who didn't play football 516 00:34:08.599 --> 00:34:13.559 who is now being looked at as a potential football player. He would project 517 00:34:13.559 --> 00:34:16.519 to be an offensive lineman at six seven, three thirteen. Giovanni Manu for 518 00:34:16.599 --> 00:34:22.000 another late offensive tackle prospect from the University of British Columbia who we've talked about. 519 00:34:22.159 --> 00:34:27.360 Those guys could be more priority free agent types, but the NFL seems 520 00:34:27.400 --> 00:34:31.920 to be blowing up Manu in particular as a late target for tight end. 521 00:34:32.199 --> 00:34:39.079 Just wanted to make sure we mentioned Tanner McLaughlin and Trey Knox, and for 522 00:34:39.159 --> 00:34:43.480 wide receiver, wanted to make sure we mentioned Jacob Cowing as well. And 523 00:34:43.519 --> 00:34:46.800 I think that is all the names that I have on my list to mention 524 00:34:46.880 --> 00:34:53.159 as potential Bengals target. So it's time for the draft or your next episode 525 00:34:53.199 --> 00:34:58.239 will be of reaction to the first round. It's draft time, baby, 526 00:34:58.519 --> 00:35:01.280 It's draft time, Jake, Yeah, can't wait, really excited. We 527 00:35:01.320 --> 00:35:07.039 will join you on Thursday night, Friday night, Saturday night, so when 528 00:35:07.079 --> 00:35:10.480 you wake up Friday morning, you obviously have our reaction. When you wake 529 00:35:10.559 --> 00:35:15.199 up Saturday morning, you'll have our reaction, and then heck, Sunday morning, 530 00:35:15.320 --> 00:35:17.280 you're gonna have our reaction and that'll be there for you Monday as well. 531 00:35:17.280 --> 00:35:21.079 So it's gonna be a busy weekend, Jake, But obviously we're excited 532 00:35:21.519 --> 00:35:23.639 always is, and you can make sure you stay tuned to our socials as 533 00:35:23.679 --> 00:35:30.320 well for any in draft live coverage and maybe one or two of us are 534 00:35:30.320 --> 00:35:31.559 doing I'm doing. I don't know what your plan is, James, but 535 00:35:31.599 --> 00:35:37.119 you can find out if we're doing any live plans on socials as well at 536 00:35:37.199 --> 00:35:39.360 Jake Let's go app, James. Repeat until next time. Thanks for listening 537 00:35:39.440 --> 00:35:45.639 to this Draft preview episode of the Lockdown Bengals podcast. Who Day and have 538 00:35:45.719 --> 00:35:52.320 a good one, Hey, Prime members. You can listen to this Lockdown 539 00:35:52.320 --> 00:36:00.119 podcast as free on Amazon Music. Download the Amazon Music app today