Tag: Joe Burrow
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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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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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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,…
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Bengals 7 Round Mock Draft – All 10 Picks
The 2024 NFL Draft is just 9 days away, and fans of all 32 teams are trying to figure out what direction their team will go in the first round and beyond. In this mock, I go through all 10 picks the Bengals own and use a combination of Cincinnati’s draft tendencies and consensus grades…
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Kelley Peter’s NFL Mock Draft 1.0
It sounds crazy, but the NFL Combine is already upon us. On-field drills and testing for Defensive Linemen and Linebackers begins this afternoon, and every position group will test within the next four days. So what better time to release my Mock Draft 1.0 of 2024? Stocks for different players will rise and fall over…
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Kelley Peter’s 2024 NFL Draft Top 5 Positional Rankings
For the second straight year, I am releasing my Top 5 Rankings by Position for the 2024 NFL Draft. This year, I wanted to get my initial rankings out earlier with the idea of tweaking them as I go. Much can change along the way as information comes to light on athletic testing, background, additional…
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Kelley Peter’s 2023 NFL Draft Top 5 Positional Rankings
We made it. Happy Draft Day to all! I always see Mel Kiper Jr., Matt Miller, Bucky Brooks, and other Draft analysts release their Top 5 rankings for each position, so I figured why not get it in on the fun myself? I have ranked my top 5 for each offensive and defensive position in…
Blog in the Back with Kelley and Lou 