Remaining Players on PFF's Bengals Top 100-Big Board Entering Day 3
The Cincinnati Bengals added linebacker Demetrius Knight Jr. out of South Carolina in the second round and Georgia guard Dylan Fairchild in the third round. Heading into Day 3, the Bengals currently have picks 119, 153 and 193.
Just like Day 2, this will be a quick rundown of all the players on that board from Pro Football Focus' Bengals-specific big board still available heading into Day 3 and where they ranked on the board. The board was built based on the team needs and future needs as PFF sees it.
The needs for the Bengals as listed by PFF were:
Primary: Zone OG, Man/Gap OG, 3-tech DT, 3-4 DE, 4-3 EDGE, 3-4 EDGE
Secondary: Zone C, Man/Gap C, F-TE (receiving), Y-TE (blocking), Slot WR, RB, NT, WLB, Wide Man CB, Coverage Safety
Ancillary: Zone OT, Man/Gap OT, X WR, Z WR, MLB, Wide Zone CB, Box Safety, Nickel
No Need: QB, SLB
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Here are the players remaining on their PFF big board entering round two.
34. Bradyn Swinson, EDGE, LSU46. Elic Ayomanor, WR, Stanford53. Jack Sawyer, EDGE, Ohio State57. Kyle Kennard, EDGE, South Carolina58. CJ West, DT, Indiana66. Jalen Royals, WR, Utah State67. Cam Skattebo, RB, Arizona State68. Jared Ivey, DE, Ole Miss78. Damien Martinez, RB, Miami80. Chris Paul Jr., LB, Ole Miss81. Marcus Mbow, OT, Purdue86. Joshua Farmer, DL, Florida State87. Dylan Sampson, RB, Tennessee89. Elijah Roberts, EDGE, SMU90. DJ Giddens, RB, Kansas State91. David Walker, EDGE, Central Arkansas92. Aeneas Peebles, DT, Virginia Tech93. Que Robinson, EDGE, Alabama96. Luke Kandra, OG, Cincinnati97. Barryn Sorrell, EDGE, Texas100. Dont'e Thornton Jr., WR, Tennessee
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