WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.320 --> 00:00:04.160 The calendar says April. That means the NFL Draft is this month, and 2 00:00:04.200 --> 00:00:09.039 what better way to kick off draft month than with three lock drafts. You 3 00:00:09.080 --> 00:00:14.880 are Locked On Bengals, your daily Cincinnati Bengals podcast, part of the Locked 4 00:00:14.960 --> 00:00:36.320 On podcast network, your team every day what not Bengals hands and welcome to 5 00:00:36.359 --> 00:00:39.679 another episode of the Lockdown Bengals podcast. I'm your host, Jake. Let's 6 00:00:39.679 --> 00:00:42.719 go. He's your host, James Rapine. We're covering the Bengals here on 7 00:00:42.759 --> 00:00:46.840 Lockdown Bengals Every Day, part of the Lockdown Podcast Network. We're on YouTube, 8 00:00:46.840 --> 00:00:49.119 We're everywhere you get your podcasts, and if you're new to the show, 9 00:00:49.159 --> 00:00:53.759 please subscribe if you like daily Bengals analysis and news, because that's what 10 00:00:53.799 --> 00:00:57.799 you're going to get here on Lockdown Bengals. We appreciate all you every day 11 00:00:57.920 --> 00:01:00.320 is out there that are already part of the community, all the Life on 12 00:01:00.359 --> 00:01:03.480 Bengals insider subscribers, and if you're interested in that, go find a link 13 00:01:03.640 --> 00:01:08.280 in the description below. And James, Today we dive into three that's right, 14 00:01:08.480 --> 00:01:11.560 three mock drafts. We're going to pull up the first one here. 15 00:01:11.599 --> 00:01:17.280 We're starting with Pro Football Network. We've got three simulators to go through our 16 00:01:17.599 --> 00:01:25.439 three drafts today. Let's go to the simulator who I instantly as you switch 17 00:01:25.519 --> 00:01:29.799 over, see options here, see offensive line options, see trench options, 18 00:01:29.840 --> 00:01:33.239 which is exactly what I think a lot of people are in on Jake and 19 00:01:33.680 --> 00:01:37.599 whether it's Jared Versu at edge who I think we need to talk about defensive 20 00:01:37.680 --> 00:01:40.480 end at a bigger topic as far as it comes to the eighteenth pick. 21 00:01:40.519 --> 00:01:45.359 But Troy Fatanu falling to eighteen JC Lathan there, Johnny Newton, Byron Murphy 22 00:01:45.840 --> 00:01:49.159 into two top offensive tackles, two top defensive tackles. This is a pretty 23 00:01:49.159 --> 00:01:53.400 good scenario for the Bengals. Yeah. I think that a theme that we're 24 00:01:53.400 --> 00:01:57.680 going to see today is there will be options at eighteen. It just depends 25 00:01:57.719 --> 00:02:00.079 on what those options are. And in this case, James, we can 26 00:02:00.159 --> 00:02:04.680 pick, in my opinion, one of the better tackle guard prospects in this 27 00:02:04.760 --> 00:02:06.799 class. You can start at guard if he needs to, and if he 28 00:02:06.840 --> 00:02:08.560 sticks at guard, great, you can deal with tackle in the future. 29 00:02:08.599 --> 00:02:13.439 If he starts and is amazing at guard. And that's Troy Fatanu out of 30 00:02:13.639 --> 00:02:17.759 Washington. Very good athletes saw that show U show up in a big way 31 00:02:17.800 --> 00:02:22.199 at the NFL Combine, and he's really stood out to Eagles offensive line coach 32 00:02:22.560 --> 00:02:25.240 Stoutlands as well, who worked him out at the Combine. The Eagles are 33 00:02:25.240 --> 00:02:29.400 talking about trading up for him. So if he is available to the Bengals, 34 00:02:29.439 --> 00:02:30.919 I think that he needs to be strongly considered here. The other top 35 00:02:31.039 --> 00:02:35.039 choices that we're talking about, like you said, Jac Lathan and Johnny Newton, 36 00:02:35.080 --> 00:02:38.599 Bibro Murphy. We've picked Newton, We've picked Murphy. We've talked about 37 00:02:38.680 --> 00:02:43.240 Latham a lot. Since Latham didn't test and he's not expected to test before 38 00:02:43.280 --> 00:02:46.719 the Combine, We've talked a lot on this show, James about not picking 39 00:02:46.800 --> 00:02:49.560 offensive linemen who don't test. And as much as I love his film, 40 00:02:51.000 --> 00:02:53.759 go Tiebreakers here, if you want to call it that, you can go 41 00:02:53.800 --> 00:02:58.080 fatan him instead. Yeah, I think the athleticism element is the tiebreaker for 42 00:02:58.159 --> 00:03:00.159 me, which is the other hand of it is you don't know with JC 43 00:03:00.319 --> 00:03:04.800 Latham, but I'm open to picking JC Latham. So he's not in my 44 00:03:04.919 --> 00:03:08.000 doghouse completely, and I get the risk involved with not testing, but Fatanu 45 00:03:08.120 --> 00:03:13.199 is getting top top ten hype. Yeah. I read something on ESPN on 46 00:03:13.240 --> 00:03:20.000 Friday about that, and that's what's interesting is there are so many stud tackles, 47 00:03:20.319 --> 00:03:22.759 and I say that in quotes because who knows if they end up being 48 00:03:22.800 --> 00:03:25.319 studs, but high end tackles, and we don't know how teams view these 49 00:03:25.360 --> 00:03:29.919 guys. I think Joe Alt's the consensus number one, but after that, 50 00:03:30.120 --> 00:03:34.479 I think it's a pick your flavor, and we both agree on this one. 51 00:03:34.520 --> 00:03:38.039 I think Troy Fatanho is the right play, and if the Bengals land 52 00:03:38.080 --> 00:03:39.360 him at eighteen, I think a lot of people would be excited because to 53 00:03:39.400 --> 00:03:45.319 your point, there's a real chance that he could threaten to start at multiple 54 00:03:45.360 --> 00:03:49.360 spots right away, certainly down the line as well. Yeah, and part 55 00:03:49.360 --> 00:03:52.000 of this is also that we've picked Newton and Murphy. We've done the defensive 56 00:03:52.000 --> 00:03:54.240 tackle in the first round scenario a couple of times now, So let's chut 57 00:03:54.280 --> 00:03:59.280 take an offensive lineman here in the first round and see who's on the border 58 00:03:59.280 --> 00:04:01.280 force in round two? Is Byron Murphy falls all the way into the second 59 00:04:01.360 --> 00:04:04.960 round in this scenario, which is a little bit surprising, but here we 60 00:04:05.039 --> 00:04:09.639 are on the clock. Game. No. I wanted to go right back 61 00:04:09.800 --> 00:04:13.479 to the trenches. Rouke A Rover Roe is there, but you're very upset 62 00:04:13.520 --> 00:04:16.720 because your favorite receivers in this draft. I think Troy Franklin, Malachai Corley 63 00:04:16.800 --> 00:04:20.879 go off the board two picks before our second round. What the hell? 64 00:04:21.720 --> 00:04:26.680 This almost played out exactly how I needed to show it for Bengals fans, 65 00:04:26.680 --> 00:04:29.480 because I've been talking about pick forty nine and how I think that that's the 66 00:04:29.519 --> 00:04:32.439 potential best spot for the Bengals to take a receiver, and this kind of 67 00:04:32.439 --> 00:04:36.600 does prove my point is that the cliff could happen very very quickly. And 68 00:04:36.759 --> 00:04:40.399 with Malachai Coraley, that's fine. Go off the board, my man. 69 00:04:40.399 --> 00:04:43.800 But Troy Franklin, you gotta fall to forty nine and to get sniped and 70 00:04:43.800 --> 00:04:48.040 to go to Jacksonville that stinks. The good news is Xavier Lagette is still 71 00:04:48.079 --> 00:04:54.279 there, and I think he stands out man. I'm bummed his Burton still 72 00:04:54.279 --> 00:04:58.279 there from Alabama, I would assume, so he's probably much lower there is 73 00:04:58.319 --> 00:05:02.839 at one oh six on the big He's gonna go higher than these simulators think 74 00:05:02.879 --> 00:05:06.000 as well. So just throwing that out there now, I think I'll go 75 00:05:06.040 --> 00:05:10.439 ahead of like Roman Wilson, guys like that, who's still available as well. 76 00:05:10.519 --> 00:05:15.720 Jalynn Polk, Ricky Persaw still available. Jayleen McMillan still a bummer that 77 00:05:15.759 --> 00:05:20.000 Franklin's gone and that cort Lea's gone. So h not the automatic go with 78 00:05:20.079 --> 00:05:24.720 a receiver. I think that I would have felt if Troy was there. 79 00:05:25.120 --> 00:05:30.759 But what's interesting to me you mentioned a roll row. I think defensive line 80 00:05:30.800 --> 00:05:34.560 is very much in play here. Patrick Paul probably off the board. Your 81 00:05:34.639 --> 00:05:39.480 guy Chris Jenkins could be in play here. Michael Hall Junior could be in 82 00:05:39.519 --> 00:05:46.000 play here. I think defensive tackle might be the way they go based on 83 00:05:46.160 --> 00:05:48.720 this, which isn't necessarily my plan. Doesn't mean they wouldn't go with the 84 00:05:48.800 --> 00:05:53.079 Trey Benson or one of those receivers, but I also think defensive tackle will 85 00:05:53.079 --> 00:05:55.720 be high on their board. Yeah, I don't think it would be crazy 86 00:05:55.759 --> 00:05:58.279 to take any of those receivers you talked about. If Flagett is there in 87 00:05:58.319 --> 00:06:00.240 the second round at forty nine, could definitely see it. He was a 88 00:06:00.279 --> 00:06:05.040 late breakout that is not something Bengals typically have done. But he's a physical 89 00:06:05.040 --> 00:06:10.600 freak and he was productive once he started producing at South Carolina, and we've 90 00:06:10.639 --> 00:06:14.560 talked about his path to production. I believe on this podcast in the past 91 00:06:14.600 --> 00:06:18.759 where they started treating him as a gadget guy, screens only user athleticism, 92 00:06:18.759 --> 00:06:21.800 and it was only recently that he really started running a full route tree and 93 00:06:21.839 --> 00:06:26.279 when he did, he was good. Jelen Polk and Jayla McMillan. I 94 00:06:26.279 --> 00:06:30.920 think the Washington receivers have been under discussed in general for the Bengals as teams 95 00:06:30.920 --> 00:06:34.439 looking for a receiver, and Ricky Pursl is a guy that is seen by 96 00:06:34.480 --> 00:06:38.879 some is a perfect fit for what the Bengals want to do. I don't 97 00:06:38.879 --> 00:06:42.600 think he's a slot only wide receiver. I know our pal Joe Gibberry has 98 00:06:42.600 --> 00:06:46.040 talked about him a little bit that way. I don't think it is quite 99 00:06:46.319 --> 00:06:48.519 that For me personally, I wouldn't be opposed to any of those guys. 100 00:06:48.560 --> 00:06:53.920 But I'm looking at Mike Hall here, James. He just had a crazy 101 00:06:54.040 --> 00:06:59.519 set of testing numbers, and as the Ohio State Pro Day numbers were official, 102 00:06:59.680 --> 00:07:02.800 line is made official. I don't think officialized his word. But Michael 103 00:07:02.839 --> 00:07:06.759 Hall Junior for another piece as a rotational three tech, and I know some 104 00:07:06.800 --> 00:07:11.199 Bengals fans are sitting there thinking, what do you mean, why are we 105 00:07:11.240 --> 00:07:14.839 going another three tech? Why not somebody who's a little bit more versatile, 106 00:07:15.160 --> 00:07:18.519 or somebody like Tavandris Well, Well, Tovandris what has been picked and this 107 00:07:18.600 --> 00:07:21.560 is one of the simulators where he does go before the Bengals pick at forty 108 00:07:21.600 --> 00:07:26.279 nine pretty often. What are you thinking here, James Well, I like 109 00:07:26.319 --> 00:07:29.399 the idea of Michael Hall Junior and let's do it just to see what happens 110 00:07:29.399 --> 00:07:31.800 in round three. And one thing Marcus Mosher put out there the list of 111 00:07:31.839 --> 00:07:35.000 defensive tackles that have run a four to seven five forty yard dash at two 112 00:07:35.040 --> 00:07:39.759 hundred and ninety pounds. Tank Johnson four sixty nine, Geno Atkins four seven 113 00:07:39.759 --> 00:07:42.959 to five, Earl Mitchell four seven to five, and Michael Hall Junior for 114 00:07:43.079 --> 00:07:46.800 seven to five. Let's take Michael and see what we can do in round 115 00:07:46.839 --> 00:07:48.839 three. Yeah, freaky athlete. We've got two picks here in the third 116 00:07:48.920 --> 00:07:51.360 round, James, So we want to go running back right away? Do 117 00:07:51.399 --> 00:07:56.600 we want to take a look at wide receiver first? Because bid receiver has 118 00:07:56.600 --> 00:07:59.759 been picked over from the second round to the third round. Jermaine Burton's still 119 00:07:59.759 --> 00:08:03.319 there. But outside of that, there's nobody else on this list. And 120 00:08:03.360 --> 00:08:07.360 I'm ecstatic about in the third round avontees Walker, Johnny Wilson, Malik Washington, 121 00:08:07.439 --> 00:08:09.839 Jamary Thrash, the other guys at the top of the board here at 122 00:08:09.839 --> 00:08:13.800 wide receiver. If you just take a peek at tight end, the guys 123 00:08:13.800 --> 00:08:18.399 that I like at tight end for this round have been picked and Ben Sinnet 124 00:08:18.560 --> 00:08:22.399 quite a lot earlier in this simulators board castover THEO Johnson the top options there 125 00:08:22.399 --> 00:08:26.959 any other positions you'd like to peak at quickly? I will mention Brandon Rice 126 00:08:26.000 --> 00:08:30.920 still on the board as well. Wide receiver wise, No, I don't 127 00:08:30.920 --> 00:08:33.039 think so it's not too early for a running back. I think this is 128 00:08:33.080 --> 00:08:37.799 where it comes into play for the Bengals. But you look at it and 129 00:08:37.840 --> 00:08:39.440 all these guys I think are going to be a little lower down there board 130 00:08:39.440 --> 00:08:45.039 brayln Allen Blake, Korham Blake, Bucky Irving, Adric Estima, and so 131 00:08:45.159 --> 00:08:48.440 honestly, I'm I'm in on Burton here so far out of what I've seen, 132 00:08:48.480 --> 00:08:52.480 I would probably take Jermaine Burton here because I do think that he's going 133 00:08:52.519 --> 00:08:56.519 to go top eighty and around eighty is his floor given what I've heard. 134 00:08:56.759 --> 00:09:01.600 Yeah, and if you were trying to come back and get a running back, 135 00:09:01.639 --> 00:09:05.960 you could maybe get one with that second third round pick that we've got, 136 00:09:07.000 --> 00:09:11.240 So we can go Burton here and we'll see what we get with that 137 00:09:11.360 --> 00:09:15.879 last pick. On day two, the new compensatory pick the Bengals were awarded 138 00:09:15.879 --> 00:09:18.879 down at ninety seven. Roger Rosengarten sitting at the top of the board. 139 00:09:18.960 --> 00:09:22.200 McKinley Jackson, if you wanted to go for the nose tackle type, wouldn't 140 00:09:22.200 --> 00:09:26.799 be opposed there at all. Mike san Rastril still there and that would be 141 00:09:26.879 --> 00:09:30.759 very late for him, although I do think late day three, late day 142 00:09:30.759 --> 00:09:35.919 two is more of what the expectations should be there between san Maristril and McKinley 143 00:09:35.000 --> 00:09:39.360 Jackson here, I think James, Yeah, me too. I think Rosengarden's 144 00:09:39.399 --> 00:09:41.720 long gone anyway, so let's try to be a little more realistic. Let's 145 00:09:41.720 --> 00:09:48.799 go with Jackson. I think san Rastril. There's just so many questions as 146 00:09:48.799 --> 00:09:52.159 far as what they do at Nickel, who's at Nickel, So let's do 147 00:09:52.240 --> 00:09:54.840 that to finalize that. And so for our first mock of three in this 148 00:09:54.919 --> 00:10:00.000 podcast, Troy Fatanu, Michael Hall Junior, Jermaine Burton, and McKinley jacks 149 00:10:00.200 --> 00:10:05.720 And we will do mock number two coming up next. Today's show is brought 150 00:10:05.720 --> 00:10:09.519 to you by Fandel. Fandel is America's number one sports book, and it's 151 00:10:09.559 --> 00:10:13.480 the place you need to go right now. The sports calendar is locked, 152 00:10:13.519 --> 00:10:16.840 it is loaded and fandles making it even more exciting to get in on the 153 00:10:16.879 --> 00:10:22.840 action because right now, new customers get two hundred dollars in bonus bets with 154 00:10:22.879 --> 00:10:24.919 any winning five dollar bet. 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And again that's 164 00:11:00.600 --> 00:11:05.879 Fandle dot Com slash locked on Fandle America's number one sports book. I'll me 165 00:11:07.039 --> 00:11:11.919 go to simulator number two. We're back at Pro Football Focus for this one, 166 00:11:11.039 --> 00:11:15.720 James, and the top of the board here we've got Johnny Newton, 167 00:11:15.720 --> 00:11:20.559 We've got Tallyfuaga, and those are the two guys I'm considering the most. 168 00:11:20.720 --> 00:11:24.039 Amarius men still here, Jackson powers, Johnson still here for those considering those 169 00:11:24.080 --> 00:11:30.159 options. Latu Latu has fallen in this one, and I'm again looking at 170 00:11:30.240 --> 00:11:33.559 the defensive tackle tackle debate, James, and again I'm leaning toward a guy 171 00:11:33.559 --> 00:11:39.360 with some positional flex in Fuaga who has played right tackle. And we've picked 172 00:11:39.399 --> 00:11:43.000 Johnny Newton. We've done that scenario. Love Johnny Newton, nothing about that. 173 00:11:43.120 --> 00:11:46.320 But Fuaga might be one of those guys that you feel pretty good about 174 00:11:46.320 --> 00:11:50.840 picking over Newton. If he's there for the Bengals, I think he might 175 00:11:50.879 --> 00:11:54.919 be the best case, most realistic offensive tackle prospect to fall to the Bengals. 176 00:11:56.320 --> 00:11:58.720 Like, if you're saying, all right, Amarius Men's could be there, 177 00:11:58.799 --> 00:12:01.279 jac Latham could be there, Troy Fatanu could be there, Foraga could 178 00:12:01.320 --> 00:12:05.240 be there. I think is the best of the bunch, and so let's 179 00:12:05.279 --> 00:12:09.399 take him. Let's laugh about it. I think we can address defensive line 180 00:12:09.399 --> 00:12:13.000 a little bit later. Offensive line is much much harder, and I don't 181 00:12:13.000 --> 00:12:16.440 think that these tackles are going to fall. Let's take Fuaga and laugh at 182 00:12:16.440 --> 00:12:18.919 the rest of the league for letting it happen. I think that is one 183 00:12:18.960 --> 00:12:22.240 of the things we found through doing these so far is that if we don't 184 00:12:22.279 --> 00:12:26.720 take the tackle in the first round, it is very much a game of 185 00:12:26.759 --> 00:12:31.600 craps throwing darts hoping that you can get a tackle after that. Just to 186 00:12:31.919 --> 00:12:33.639 quickly go over some of the guys that had been picked in case you're wondering 187 00:12:33.679 --> 00:12:37.639 about it, you're listening on the audio you can't see on YouTube. Jac 188 00:12:37.759 --> 00:12:39.519 Latham has been picked, Mitchell has been picked, Troy Fatan, who has 189 00:12:39.519 --> 00:12:43.080 been picked by ra Murphy has been picked. Brock Bauers of course has been 190 00:12:43.120 --> 00:12:46.240 picked. Terry and Arnold has been picked. So we don't have any of 191 00:12:46.279 --> 00:12:50.200 the corner options to pick from here. So tally, Fuaga is a pretty 192 00:12:50.240 --> 00:12:54.840 easy selection, I think, although there would be some real consideration for oh 193 00:12:54.919 --> 00:13:00.399 my God, for Johnny Newton, and of course the one time we talk 194 00:13:00.440 --> 00:13:03.559 about how hard it is to find tackles outside of the first yeah, Kingsley. 195 00:13:03.559 --> 00:13:09.320 Sue Mattea makes it to the Bengal second just happened like twice and all 196 00:13:09.360 --> 00:13:13.159 the simulators I've done in the last month, so pretty rare scenario here. 197 00:13:13.399 --> 00:13:16.159 I think he's more likely to go to top twenty five than he is to 198 00:13:16.440 --> 00:13:20.960 fall to forty nine. I think first round is an easy place to project, 199 00:13:20.960 --> 00:13:24.720 Sue Mattela. Yeah, so Zach Fraser still there. We took him 200 00:13:24.720 --> 00:13:28.559 in a mock last week. Roumin Wilson the Michigan wide receivers. There, 201 00:13:28.679 --> 00:13:31.720 guys that are gone, xavierl la Guett to the Patriots at thirty four, 202 00:13:31.879 --> 00:13:37.919 Donny Mitchell to the Cardinals thirty five, and Troy Franklin my guy, to 203 00:13:37.960 --> 00:13:41.799 the Titans. Come on, Brian, the hell you doing? I thought 204 00:13:41.799 --> 00:13:46.080 we were friends. Brian Callahan Snipe and Mike gy at thirty eight overall, 205 00:13:46.120 --> 00:13:50.559 Mike san Astrel going forty eighth overall to the Jags, Lad McConkie forty seventh. 206 00:13:50.639 --> 00:13:52.480 Oh, breaking my heart. I'm gonna go to New York too. 207 00:13:52.639 --> 00:13:56.240 I don't know what the hell is going on, but I'm trying to get 208 00:13:56.240 --> 00:13:58.320 a second round wide receiver, darn it, and they're not letting it happen. 209 00:13:58.639 --> 00:14:01.879 Who do we have out of these four right now? Fraser braswell, 210 00:14:01.919 --> 00:14:05.840 Sue Matia and Roman Wilson are the top guys on the PFF board. Who 211 00:14:05.840 --> 00:14:09.320 else is there? You got Ricky Parsall, You got to Tavi on Sanders, 212 00:14:09.320 --> 00:14:11.440 who I don't think is the second round prospect necessarily. Here's your Mme 213 00:14:11.519 --> 00:14:18.080 Burton ranked much much differently on pffs where we got Ruc of row Row here 214 00:14:18.200 --> 00:14:22.360 again to talk about. Jelenn Polk also there, Chris Jenkins also there. 215 00:14:24.519 --> 00:14:30.720 I might pick Zach Fraser again. I don't know if that's too unvisional because 216 00:14:30.720 --> 00:14:35.159 we just did it, but this represents a faller to me that that might 217 00:14:35.200 --> 00:14:39.279 be my first instinct here. Sue Mattea wouldn't be opposed there, either wouldn't 218 00:14:39.279 --> 00:14:43.399 be opposed to the double dip tackle. If Sue Mattela is the guy. 219 00:14:43.440 --> 00:14:46.240 But if we just pretend that he's not available, because realistically neither of us 220 00:14:46.240 --> 00:14:50.200 think that he will be, we could go a different direction. Yeah, 221 00:14:50.320 --> 00:14:52.399 Sue Mattia is the pick, but he's not going to be available. It's 222 00:14:52.840 --> 00:14:56.879 it's a myth, it's fiction, it's whatever you want to call it. 223 00:14:56.919 --> 00:15:00.799 So we're not going to play in those waters. Let's go in with Zach 224 00:15:00.840 --> 00:15:05.639 Fraser. And by the way, the trench guys just loving this Fuaga Fraser, 225 00:15:05.360 --> 00:15:09.639 I promise you I'm going to get I promise you skill players, we're 226 00:15:09.639 --> 00:15:13.759 gonna get you here coming up. But let's go with Zach Fraser. Let's 227 00:15:13.799 --> 00:15:20.159 hope that the value lines up. I hate yeah. Tavandreswhitt goes one pick 228 00:15:20.679 --> 00:15:24.080 before us here at seventy nine. Jalen McMillan, a guy that I would 229 00:15:24.120 --> 00:15:26.200 consider in the third round, go seventy six. Yvon Baker goes seventy five, 230 00:15:26.279 --> 00:15:30.480 Jalen Wright goes seventy three, Jonathan Brooks goes seventy two. A little 231 00:15:30.559 --> 00:15:35.399 mini running back run there. Chris Jenkins makes it all the way to sixty 232 00:15:35.399 --> 00:15:39.399 seven, Roman Wilson sixty three, Jalynn Polk fifty nine. So some of 233 00:15:39.440 --> 00:15:41.480 the guys we were looking at a wide receiver obviously have been picked. And 234 00:15:41.679 --> 00:15:45.799 at the top of the PFF board is Blake Korn, Blake Fisher two, 235 00:15:45.879 --> 00:15:50.960 Blake's Max Milton, Jamari Thrash Malachi Corley, who I think is probably going 236 00:15:50.960 --> 00:15:52.679 to be our pick here in the third round. If he's available, and 237 00:15:52.720 --> 00:15:56.559 Trey Benson, who I think honestly deserves some consideration as well. Yeah, 238 00:15:56.559 --> 00:16:00.919 well those are the two that I how real stick do we want to be 239 00:16:00.360 --> 00:16:04.200 here? Because one, I would be shocked if Blake Fisher's here at this 240 00:16:04.320 --> 00:16:11.000 point. I think that he's either pick forty nine or not. The fact 241 00:16:11.039 --> 00:16:15.360 that these tackles have fallen is interesting. I don't think it's realistic to your 242 00:16:15.399 --> 00:16:18.679 point. Trey Benson like him a lot, Malachi Corley like him a lot. 243 00:16:18.720 --> 00:16:22.320 I don't think he falls to eighty. Of those two. It's really 244 00:16:22.320 --> 00:16:26.559 close, and I think both are game changers. I would probably take Trey 245 00:16:26.559 --> 00:16:36.279 Benson and I love Malachai Coury, but it's it's round three, and I 246 00:16:36.360 --> 00:16:38.960 really like Trey Benson if you're getting him here, don't. I don't know 247 00:16:40.000 --> 00:16:42.320 if the Bengals will use Courley the way he probably should be used. That's 248 00:16:42.360 --> 00:16:48.879 part of it. I think that I think that a guy is way more 249 00:16:48.919 --> 00:16:52.200 plug and play is Trey Benson and would give that running back room a huge 250 00:16:52.200 --> 00:16:55.919 boost. That said, it is thinner at receiver, it's tough. I 251 00:16:55.919 --> 00:16:59.679 wouldn't be mad either way. I think Malachi Corley obviously plays the more important 252 00:16:59.679 --> 00:17:03.559 Possesson, and what do you think. I understand that Corley play is a 253 00:17:03.559 --> 00:17:07.519 better position. I would be comfortable picking Corley here. If to your point, 254 00:17:07.720 --> 00:17:11.480 you're comfortable with the Bengals having a plan for Corley, the next running 255 00:17:11.519 --> 00:17:15.880 back is probably marshn Lloyd object Estimately, I'm fine with Braylan Allen. I'm 256 00:17:15.920 --> 00:17:18.839 fine with So there are some other running backs that we could come back to 257 00:17:18.920 --> 00:17:22.599 a little bit later if we think there's a big fall off after Corley. 258 00:17:22.960 --> 00:17:25.359 That being said, at wide receiver, if you wanted to come back and 259 00:17:25.359 --> 00:17:27.559 take a Brendan Rice or Jacob Cowing out of Arizona, who we know the 260 00:17:27.599 --> 00:17:33.119 Bengals worked out at his pro day, or Malik Washington or even Luke McCaffrey 261 00:17:33.119 --> 00:17:37.119 a little bit later. Actually, those are just talking out of it. 262 00:17:37.680 --> 00:17:41.480 I want to go with Corley. All those are spot guys. You just 263 00:17:41.519 --> 00:17:45.400 talked me out. They are they are probably. I think Corley can do 264 00:17:45.480 --> 00:17:48.200 more than that, though, if you have a plan for him. So 265 00:17:48.440 --> 00:17:52.720 we're gonna say the Bengals have a plan for Coraley, go Malacai Corley here. 266 00:17:52.759 --> 00:17:55.759 I think that's great value either way. To be honest, it looks 267 00:17:55.759 --> 00:18:00.440 like the running back has been picked. But Dominic Pooney again the trench guy's 268 00:18:00.480 --> 00:18:03.079 falling in this one. I think Dominic Poney at the end of the third 269 00:18:03.160 --> 00:18:06.799 round will be a great pick. Michael Hall, who we picked earlier, 270 00:18:07.039 --> 00:18:10.680 I think in the previous mock, all the way down at ninety seven, 271 00:18:10.759 --> 00:18:12.599 I think that would be a great pick. What do you think in here, 272 00:18:12.680 --> 00:18:15.799 James? Yeah, those two stand out keeps going down. Let's just 273 00:18:15.799 --> 00:18:19.480 see if there's anyone else that stands out. But Jacob Cowing's still there if 274 00:18:19.519 --> 00:18:22.960 you think, oh well, wait, to me, it's still a little 275 00:18:23.000 --> 00:18:26.759 early. Odric Estima is the one. To me, Travis Brownley Junior is 276 00:18:26.799 --> 00:18:30.559 another one, the corn out of Louisville, But Odric Estima is one. 277 00:18:30.319 --> 00:18:37.000 You get this extra third round pick, that might be the way to go. 278 00:18:37.599 --> 00:18:41.359 But to me, Cooper Bebee's there, yep, And I don't know 279 00:18:41.400 --> 00:18:45.160 if we'll fall, but if he's really there, and this is the problem 280 00:18:45.200 --> 00:18:48.480 with the PFF simulator you're seeing it right now, is the trenches are just 281 00:18:48.640 --> 00:18:53.279 falling farther than they actually will on draft day. He's probably the pick for 282 00:18:53.359 --> 00:18:56.839 me, the guard out of Kansas, and we already have an interior alignment. 283 00:18:57.079 --> 00:19:00.599 We already have an offensive tackle, so it depends do we want to 284 00:19:00.599 --> 00:19:03.160 be realistic or not. Because I do think he'll be going by I think 285 00:19:03.200 --> 00:19:07.960 i'd want to be a I don't think that. I think BB's a late 286 00:19:07.039 --> 00:19:11.000 round two, early round three, not an end of round three. But 287 00:19:11.079 --> 00:19:14.359 we could be wrong. Maybe PFF is spot on here. Ben Sennett another 288 00:19:14.359 --> 00:19:17.200 one here that I would be strongly considering if he makes it to the end 289 00:19:17.200 --> 00:19:19.240 of the third round. We're seeing the disparity and the big boards here between 290 00:19:19.240 --> 00:19:22.799 Pro Football Network, which had Senate in the sixties and PFF, which has 291 00:19:22.880 --> 00:19:26.880 him down in the one to thirties. But there aren't many tight ends in 292 00:19:26.920 --> 00:19:29.720 this class outside of brock Powers that are very interesting to me, and Ben 293 00:19:29.799 --> 00:19:33.119 Sennitt is one of them. There's still a few running backs I like here. 294 00:19:33.480 --> 00:19:37.559 McKinley Jackson, who he picked in the Pro Football Network simulator, would 295 00:19:37.559 --> 00:19:41.440 would be an option here as well. I think Bbe. I'm kind of 296 00:19:41.480 --> 00:19:45.000 thinking, what's up? I'm in on Bebe. I don't know what you're 297 00:19:45.039 --> 00:19:47.759 thinking. Well, I was thinking I was thinking senate because I don't think 298 00:19:47.759 --> 00:19:51.240 Bbe's going to be there. We could do senate and please the people, 299 00:19:51.880 --> 00:19:56.079 Please the people. Huh. I mean, so if you pick Bybe, 300 00:19:56.839 --> 00:20:00.839 then that means Fuaga has to stick it right tackle. You've got a center, 301 00:20:00.880 --> 00:20:03.920 You've got to You've got a guard of the future, which is great 302 00:20:03.920 --> 00:20:08.079 because the Bengals have eminent holes there with pending free agencies or near pending free 303 00:20:08.119 --> 00:20:12.200 agencies for some of those players. Yeah, I mean you completely revamp your 304 00:20:12.240 --> 00:20:18.559 offensive line and and have guys that are playing behind veterans from the jump. 305 00:20:18.200 --> 00:20:23.440 All right, by the way, let's I'm draftinga to you know why to 306 00:20:23.519 --> 00:20:29.640 play tackle, baby, I'm playing tackle with Fuaga. Say this, if 307 00:20:29.799 --> 00:20:32.599 if BB is available to us and he is in the simulator, we're gonna 308 00:20:32.599 --> 00:20:36.319 pick Cooper BB. Here. We'll come back in just a minute and jump 309 00:20:36.359 --> 00:20:41.240 over to our third mock draft simulator. The results of this one we'll review 310 00:20:41.240 --> 00:20:45.799 at the end. Fuaga, Fraser Corley Bebe. We'll be back for that 311 00:20:45.839 --> 00:20:51.400 third mock coming up next. This show is sponsored by Better Help. A 312 00:20:51.440 --> 00:20:55.920 lot of us spend our lives wishing we had more time. The question is 313 00:20:55.960 --> 00:20:59.400 time for what if time was unlimited, how would you use it? Would 314 00:20:59.400 --> 00:21:03.799 you put together a Bengals draft board? Would you work more in the yard. 315 00:21:03.839 --> 00:21:07.440 Would you take up a new hobby. 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Mock Draft number three and this 325 00:21:45.359 --> 00:21:51.920 one is with fans Speak and let's see here. Johnny Newton available, Brian 326 00:21:51.960 --> 00:21:55.880 Thomas Junior available Byron Murphy. We're using Joe Goodbarry's draft board by the way 327 00:21:56.160 --> 00:22:03.519 in oh Lou for shan now celebrate protecting Joe is available. This is easy. 328 00:22:03.240 --> 00:22:07.519 I hope it's this easy on draft night where one of these stut offensive 329 00:22:07.519 --> 00:22:11.759 tackles just falls because offensive tackle, offensive tackle, offensive tackle, and all 330 00:22:11.799 --> 00:22:15.599 three of these I'm taking Olufashanu. What say you? Yeah, I'm done 331 00:22:15.599 --> 00:22:18.880 with Olufashanu here as well. But this is an embarrassment of riches. You 332 00:22:18.880 --> 00:22:22.279 can pick from a Olufashana. You can pick Byron Murphy, could pick Johnny 333 00:22:22.319 --> 00:22:25.880 Newton, jac Lathan, Troy Fatanu. I mean, there's three tackles here 334 00:22:26.480 --> 00:22:29.880 that I'm personally relatively comfortable with. But Fashan who is going to come out 335 00:22:29.920 --> 00:22:33.200 higher than any of them, I believe on our board. Brian Thomas Junior 336 00:22:33.279 --> 00:22:38.039 also there for the Brian Thomas Junior truthers who voted for him over Quinnon Mitchell 337 00:22:38.279 --> 00:22:42.960 in our bracket last week. But Olufanu, I think this pick kind of 338 00:22:44.000 --> 00:22:47.799 makes itself. Yeah, it does, easy money. Let's go with it. 339 00:22:48.559 --> 00:22:52.000 We go to the second round, and the one thing I noticed as 340 00:22:52.039 --> 00:22:55.880 we get here started in the second round is Johnny Newton, ad Mitchell, 341 00:22:56.279 --> 00:23:00.480 Graham Barton all still available at the top of the second round. I don't 342 00:23:00.480 --> 00:23:03.680 think any of them are going to make it to our pick, and of 343 00:23:03.720 --> 00:23:07.400 course they don't. And we have a different group of players to talk about 344 00:23:07.400 --> 00:23:11.240 here, James, as we're looking at things on Joe Goodberry's board. As 345 00:23:11.240 --> 00:23:15.480 you mentioned, tov Andre Sweat, Braden Fisk. The top two interior defensive 346 00:23:15.519 --> 00:23:21.200 line prospects available, Ricky pursl Cooper BB, devontees Walker from UNC Jelynn Polk 347 00:23:21.240 --> 00:23:26.359 from Washington standout for wide receiver options. Anything else you want to look at 348 00:23:26.359 --> 00:23:29.359 here Ruc of Rover Row we can talk about him again, Chris Jenkins. 349 00:23:29.960 --> 00:23:33.960 A lot of receivers, Yeah, a lot of receivers. And I think 350 00:23:34.519 --> 00:23:37.640 pick your flavor here. Do you want to go to the receiver route? 351 00:23:37.640 --> 00:23:40.680 Do you want to go the defensive tackle route? Because Fisk could certainly help 352 00:23:41.119 --> 00:23:44.359 at defensive line. I think a ro ro Row could certainly help Cooper beb. 353 00:23:44.519 --> 00:23:48.039 We just praised him so that there's a few different options here. And 354 00:23:48.440 --> 00:23:53.240 I'm thinking my guys at receiver are gone. It feels like like my top 355 00:23:53.279 --> 00:23:57.559 guys. Yeah, Troy Franklin's gone, Malachai Corley is still there. You 356 00:23:57.599 --> 00:24:03.839 mentioned Polk in person. All up to you. What do you think I 357 00:24:03.880 --> 00:24:07.440 would like to pick Devandros Sweat for the first time in a long time, 358 00:24:07.559 --> 00:24:12.000 if maybe ever. Devandre Sweat had an excellent senior year at Texas. Is 359 00:24:12.039 --> 00:24:17.640 the DJ reader body type, a little bit heavier even, is one of 360 00:24:17.759 --> 00:24:21.839 one in terms of a nose tackle who can push the pocket and do a 361 00:24:21.880 --> 00:24:26.279 little bit more than just be a space eater in this class. The question 362 00:24:26.400 --> 00:24:29.319 is, of course, is he going to stay motivated, is he going 363 00:24:29.359 --> 00:24:33.279 to stay in shape? And those are the questions that are potentially pushing him 364 00:24:33.319 --> 00:24:37.279 out of the second round altogether. But let's pretend that the Bengals have had 365 00:24:37.359 --> 00:24:40.960 him in for a visit and are really comfortable with his fitness, and he 366 00:24:41.039 --> 00:24:47.240 weighs three point fifty and they're comfortable about his fit. The player is really 367 00:24:47.279 --> 00:24:51.279 exciting and if he can check those boxes for them, then he could be 368 00:24:51.319 --> 00:24:53.640 the pick here. Sure, he absolutely could. I think this is the 369 00:24:53.680 --> 00:24:57.640 earliest that they would consider him, and if he checks all of those boxes, 370 00:24:57.720 --> 00:25:02.160 will get real consideration at pick forty nine. So yeah, let's go 371 00:25:02.200 --> 00:25:04.039 with Devandre Sweat and see how the board plays out. A lot of people 372 00:25:04.079 --> 00:25:08.559 would be excited with Devandre Sweat here, Olufashanu and Tovandre Sweat, the Bengals 373 00:25:08.880 --> 00:25:15.759 getting beef in the trenches with their first couple of picks. And the nice 374 00:25:15.799 --> 00:25:18.119 part is, well, we'll see here as you start the round who's going 375 00:25:18.200 --> 00:25:22.480 to be available and who's not and man wide receiver got picked over a bit 376 00:25:22.480 --> 00:25:27.599 there. I was hoping overall is as far as top players are concerned, 377 00:25:27.640 --> 00:25:32.680 Blake Fisher is still there. Surprised by that, to be honest with you, 378 00:25:33.680 --> 00:25:37.480 but he's still there. Roger Rose and Garden is also available at Washington. 379 00:25:37.519 --> 00:25:41.880 Ben Sennett available for those that are worried or thinking of a tight end 380 00:25:41.880 --> 00:25:48.160 here, and Senate as we can see higher here than on the PFF board. 381 00:25:48.160 --> 00:25:52.599 Somewhere between the PFF and the Pro Football Network ranking. Let's just look 382 00:25:52.640 --> 00:25:55.240 at wide receiver to see if there's somebody here that we're happy to pick. 383 00:25:55.359 --> 00:25:59.240 Because Jalen McMillan, Jermaine Burton, Javon Baker in the third round, I 384 00:25:59.240 --> 00:26:02.759 think I'm very happy with any of those. I know that Brendan Rice and 385 00:26:02.839 --> 00:26:07.799 Johnny Wilson are higher on this consensus board right now. I am a little 386 00:26:07.799 --> 00:26:11.559 bit more comfortable with McMillan, Burton, Baker. Burton more the vertical type 387 00:26:12.000 --> 00:26:17.440 and the downfield threat. Ye, not as much of a yards after catch 388 00:26:17.480 --> 00:26:22.559 guy. McMillan, more of a technician, Baker a little bit of everything 389 00:26:22.000 --> 00:26:26.519 in his game, not a burner. Though that the limited top end athleticism 390 00:26:26.559 --> 00:26:29.200 does show up the inconsistency does show up from time to time. But I've 391 00:26:29.200 --> 00:26:30.720 talked about with Baker before. If he does put it all together in the 392 00:26:30.799 --> 00:26:34.599 NFL, I think you've got yourself a very good wide receiver two to go 393 00:26:34.640 --> 00:26:37.880 along with Jamaar Chase. So if you wanted to go receiver, those guys 394 00:26:37.880 --> 00:26:41.200 stand out to me the most. Yeah, I think we've taken Baker in 395 00:26:41.240 --> 00:26:45.680 one. I think we've taken We obviously took Burton earlier. Let's take let's 396 00:26:45.680 --> 00:26:51.200 take McMillan here, and this is this is a guy who's probably hitting the 397 00:26:51.200 --> 00:26:55.200 ground running in the slot right away, right away, can be your slot 398 00:26:55.240 --> 00:27:00.759 receiver and has less baking time. In that regard, Arden and Jermain Burton, 399 00:27:00.839 --> 00:27:03.079 Javon Baker make it all the way to the end of the third round. 400 00:27:03.119 --> 00:27:06.000 If you wanted to double dip immediately a wide receiver. But what other 401 00:27:06.039 --> 00:27:08.160 positions do we need to look at him? We've got a tackle. Oh 402 00:27:08.279 --> 00:27:15.079 my god, Burton, Oh my god, Now you're speaking my language. 403 00:27:15.200 --> 00:27:18.839 Nah, here we go, Jake, all right, have we picked a 404 00:27:18.920 --> 00:27:22.000 running back in any of these yet? No? But I'm staring at your 405 00:27:22.000 --> 00:27:25.160 boy Jalen right here, and I'm like all right, this is time. 406 00:27:25.240 --> 00:27:29.839 This is the Jalen Right. I mean, you could pick any of these 407 00:27:29.839 --> 00:27:32.599 three running backs for those not watching on YouTube, Jalen Right, Braylan, 408 00:27:32.640 --> 00:27:36.160 Alan, Odric Estime. I'd be happy with any of those guys. I 409 00:27:36.160 --> 00:27:41.359 think at ninety seven we could also talk about tight end. Let's just take 410 00:27:41.359 --> 00:27:45.039 a look Jaheem Bell Wiley. There's been a lot of a lot of hype 411 00:27:45.039 --> 00:27:48.400 about him. I guess I need to learn more about him. Yeah, 412 00:27:49.000 --> 00:27:52.880 interesting that he's there at corner. Max Melton at the end of the third 413 00:27:52.920 --> 00:27:56.599 is the guy I would be thrilled about. I think he's probably a two 414 00:27:56.599 --> 00:28:03.480 to early three. I think Jalen Wright, it's around later. I want 415 00:28:03.519 --> 00:28:10.680 weapons for Joe and two of them here, do we? Yeah? Million 416 00:28:10.799 --> 00:28:15.279 right, yeah, so right, this this draft would check the boxes of 417 00:28:15.279 --> 00:28:18.480 offensive tackle, defensive tackle weapons. It kind of hits on all of those. 418 00:28:19.680 --> 00:28:22.799 I'm very tempted by Max Melton. Here meets the guys that I wouldn't 419 00:28:22.799 --> 00:28:27.920 be upset about. Here would be like right, Burton, Melton, Estimate, 420 00:28:29.440 --> 00:28:34.319 Braylon Allen, and probably Zach Zenter as well, the interior lineman from 421 00:28:34.359 --> 00:28:40.079 Michigan. All guys, I'd be fine with Javon Baker also available. Would 422 00:28:40.079 --> 00:28:41.519 be pretty happy with any of those. But I do like Jalen Wright, 423 00:28:41.680 --> 00:28:47.319 and I do like the explosion that he offers. Yeah, and let's there's 424 00:28:47.359 --> 00:28:49.359 a very real scenario where they take a running back in the first three rounds. 425 00:28:49.480 --> 00:28:52.839 It just is and so let's let's go with that. So all right, 426 00:28:52.880 --> 00:28:56.960 real quick for those keeping score at home, we did three mock drafts 427 00:28:56.400 --> 00:29:00.759 and our first one was Pro Football Network. We had Troy Fat, We 428 00:29:00.799 --> 00:29:04.119 had Michael Hall Junior, We had Jermaine Burton and McKinley Jackson. Mock Draft 429 00:29:04.119 --> 00:29:10.240 two was with Pro Football Network. We had Fuaga Frazier, Malachi Corley, 430 00:29:10.519 --> 00:29:15.759 Cooper Bebee. Draft three o Lufashanu, Tovandre Sweat, Jalen McMillan, and 431 00:29:15.880 --> 00:29:22.599 Jalen Wright. Tweet us which one you like the best? I like all 432 00:29:22.640 --> 00:29:27.640 three. I think all three help the Bengals a lot, and I would 433 00:29:27.640 --> 00:29:30.839 be happy with with all three because they get they We at least got one 434 00:29:30.880 --> 00:29:34.400 weapon for Joe, and I do think that they need to add weapons, 435 00:29:34.519 --> 00:29:38.400 especially with the uncertainty with T Higgins and really uncertainty behind Jamar Chase in general. 436 00:29:38.799 --> 00:29:42.640 Yeah, they have some pending free agents. That some interesting spots as 437 00:29:42.680 --> 00:29:45.519 well when you look forward to the twenty twenty five roster, and you do 438 00:29:45.599 --> 00:29:49.119 have to think about the future a little bit when you're thinking about adding these 439 00:29:49.160 --> 00:29:52.119 long term pieces to your team. But like Jame said, let us know 440 00:29:52.200 --> 00:29:56.359 the comments. Let us go on Twitter, which Mack you like the best. 441 00:29:56.400 --> 00:30:00.519 We tried to go through three simulators pretty quickly here. Hopefully you like 442 00:30:00.640 --> 00:30:03.640 the twist on mock Draft Monday, so you can see how things are different 443 00:30:03.680 --> 00:30:08.160 between the different simulators and how different scenarios might play out. But that's going 444 00:30:08.240 --> 00:30:14.119 to do it for this episode of the Locked On Almost Said Mocked On Bengals 445 00:30:14.119 --> 00:30:18.880 Locked On Bengals Podcast. Until next time, Thanks for listening, Who Day, 446 00:30:18.440 --> 00:30:19.240 and have a good one.