Tag: Bengals
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Steals, Gems, and Values: The Best NFL Draft Pick from Every AFC Team
With the excitement of Draft weekend behind us, it is time to analyze each class and find my favorite pick made by every AFC team. This does not mean the best player they selected, obviously most of the best players went with teams’ first pick, but the majority of these players were great values that…
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Bengals Draft Day 2: The Case for Xavier Watts at 49
Xavier Watts is every Defensive Coordinator’s dream on the back end of a defense. His average size and speed kept him out of Round 1, but his football IQ, instincts, and ball skills make him a great value for whatever team drafts him in Round 2. Watts was an All-American Safety each of the past…
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Kelley Peter’s Round 1 NFL Mock Draft
We’ve officially made it. Draft Day! Over the next 3 days, teams will make or break their future… no pressure! Enjoy the craziness of the weekend, and try not to crash out too hard. In the words of Dak Prescott’s pre-snap cadence, “Yeahhhhhh HERE WE GOOOOOO…” This is the worst kept secret at the moment.…
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Alex Schubert’s 2025 Round 1 NFL Mock Draft
Author: Alex Schubert It’s NFL Draft time once again, so narratives and speculation will finally settle; that is, until it’s all said and done and Aaron Rodgers makes international headlines for Steelers related reasons that make Ben Roethlisberger seem palatable by comparison. The 2025 NFL Draft features several future NFL stars and so much uncertainty,…
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Kelley and Lou’s What “Wood” We Do 2 Round 2025 NFL Mock Draft
During this NFL Draft process hundreds, if not thousands, of Mock Drafts have been run, downloaded, and sent between the two of us. None of them will be correct, except for this one – because we are the GMs and this is what we would do. Fans, you know the rules by now, Kelley picks…
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The Bengals Love for 5-Star Prospects Continues with the 2025 NFL Draft: A List of All 25 5-Star Prospects and the Bengals Interest in Them
In the last 18 years (as far back as recruiting rankings are available on 247Sports) the Bengals have made 19 1st Round Picks. 15 of those picks were Top 300 4-star or better recruits. 8 of those 19 picks were 5-star recruits, including the last 3 Round 1 selections. In the Zac Taylor era, 4…
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Bengals 7 Round Mock Draft
It’s the best time of the year. Draft season! There is no better time to take a look at a full Bengals Mock Draft and see how things could play out. The Bengals front office is likely doing similar exercises currently in hopes of projecting how the board will fall and how to find the…
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Kelley Peter’s NFL Draft Top 50 Big Board with Player Comps
We made it. Draft Day. Let’s goooo! Below is my final Top 50 Big Board with player comps for every player. Positional value was factored in, as it should be on any big board. Harrison and Nabers are probably the best at their position in this class, but in no world should they be considered…
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Kelley and Lou’s What We Would Do Mock Draft
Conference Call Mock Draft with Kelley and Lou. We hopped on a call and hashed out what we would do if we were GMs of the 32 teams in the Draft. Lou took the odd numbers and Kelley took the even numbers. The Draft will not end up looking like this (it probably will not…
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Alex Schubert’s Round 1 Mock Draft
This NFL Draft will define the next generation of the NFL. Several star quarterbacks are joining the pros and are expected to lead their respective franchises through rebuilds and out of futility. Skill position players with all the talent in the world will provide new weapons for quarterbacks who desperately need them (looking at you,…
Blog in the Back with Kelley and Lou 