2023 NFL Draft Thread.

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Stab in the dark of 4 players for round 2.

Brian Branch CB Alabama
Kelee Ringo CB Georgia
Darnell Washington TE Georgia
Luke Musgrave TE Oregon St.

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Words cannot express how excited I am to watch chase abuse JP2

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Words cannot express how excited I am to watch chase abuse JP2

Yupppp!

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We just love Michigan DBs don’t we

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We just love Michigan DBs don’t we

Indeed

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Wow loading up on defense. Don’t know much about battle but it’s a need position

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Wow loading up on defense. Don’t know much about battle but it’s a need position

Battle is instinctive, has a quick pedal and closes well when the ball is in the air. He plays with good balance and body control. As a run defender, Battle's an effective wrap-up tackler who takes sound angles and flies to the football while remaining under control. -- Steve Muench

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I can think of 17M reasons why when you have to come up with 50M+ a year to pay burrow

They can do both, and if you get rid of Trey were going to take a pretty good hit on our pass rush and I don't think for 1 minute they are interested in that.

I think it's just going to be a question of whether they think he's worth it. If he plays this year at a similar level as he has been, I'd expect him to play out his contract, but if his production drops off or there are injury concerns, I could definitely see them cutting him to save the money. That's what makes it a good contract for the team--they're either paying a great player or we can move on without a lot of dead money.

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PFF Cincy Draft Grade:

R1 (28): EDGE Myles Murphy, Clemson
R2 (60): CB DJ Turner, Michigan
R3 (95): S Jordan Battle, Alabama
R4 (131): WR Charlie Jones, Purdue
R5 (163): RB Chase Brown, Illinois
R6 (206): WR Andrei Iosivas, Princeton
R6 (217): P Brad Robbins, Michigan
R7 (246): CB DJ Ivey, Miami (FL)

Day 1: Murphy looked like a future top-five pick after a freshman season that saw him produce an 85.2 PFF grade, but we never really saw him progress beyond that. However, he has produced a PFF grade of at least 79.0 in each of the past three seasons and racked up 76 pressures over the past two years.

Day 2: Turner can flat-out fly, clocking a 4.26-second 40-yard dash at the scouting combine in Indianapolis. He did get picked on a little at Michigan, and there’s still a fair amount of development needed, but he allowed just 46.5% of the passes thrown into his coverage to be caught in 2022 and forced 14 incompletions in the process.

The Bengals lost both starting safeties in free agency, so Battle could be a long-term replacement for Vonn Bell. He was one of the most consistent defensive backs in college football, earning 80.0-plus PFF grades in each of the past three seasons while playing more than 800 snaps in each.

Day 3: If the Bengals are looking to find a long-term replacement for Tyler Boyd in the slot, Jones could be just what they are looking for. He dropped just 2.7% of the catchable passes thrown his way in 2022 and averaged 2.70 yards per route run over the season.

Brown was a workhorse at Illinois with big-play speed, as his 83 forced missed tackles are second in the class behind Bijan Robinson. He’s not a great receiver and, at times, has fumbling issues. Brown profiles as a useful RB2, which is exactly what the Bengals will be looking for after losing Smegma Peestain in free agency.

Ivey carried a career-high 76.2 coverage grade across from Tyrique Stevenson at Miami, but only had six combined interceptions and pass breakups all year.

DRAFT GRADE: A