Cincy Jungle
What are some achievable goals for each rookie from this class?
One goal each Bengals NFL Draft pick can accomplish as rookies to make Cincinnati a better team in 2025
That's the goal of this exercise. We're going to lay out achievable marks each of Cincinnati's six draft picks can reasonably hit based on who they were in college, what rookies of recent memory did in their shoes, and the roles in store for them when the pads come on.
Ja'Marr Chase Eyes An Encore
There would seem to be no goals left. Not after 2024, when he became the first player ever to crack 1,700 yards while scoring 17 touchdowns in a year he set or tied every Bengals' single-season season record and then signed the biggest contract ever for a non-quarterback.
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"First off is he is a physical freak. I look at him and go, this is one of the safest picks in the draft," Simms said in an exclusive interview. "It doesn't matter who he plays against, what team the Bengals are playing.”
Cowboys star Micah Parsons loved Bengals' Shemar Stewart pick
"He may not finish," Parsons said, "but I will say his get off, everything up to that point is 110 miles per hour...I don't really look at the sack numbers, but the size, he's an every-down defensive end."
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The NC State product made nine starts as a rookie and he has remained a fixture on defense ever since. Pratt – who turns 29 later this month – set a new career high with 143 tackles last season.
List of undrafted college free agents who have played the most games for the Bengals.
Last year there was just one rookie UDFA who made the Bengals’ initial 53-man roster coming out of camp, although essentially it was two because the team only carried Brad Robbins to keep open a path for him to return from IR should Ryan Rehkow falter.
The Banks and Bengals turned potential into concrete ruins
"Many good things have happened along the riverfront over the past 25 years, and the team is glad to continue working with Hamilton County to forge a long-term deal that works well for Greater Cincinnati." − Bengals spokesperson Emily Parker.
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“It is not all sack production,” another exec said. “It is total pressures, pressure rate, and then physically, it’s their three-cone, their 10-yard shuttle, broad jump, those things. The dude the Bengals took had very low sack numbers but was back there all the time."
Will Bengals drafting a DE affect Trey Hendrickson's future?
But all compelling narratives have intriguing characters. That leaves a spot for Hendrickson -- not just within the tapestry of Cincinnati's defensive line but also his future with the team.
