Hey, I thought it would be good to have a thread on the main board covering the NFL draft that starts tonight. I know there is a Bengals draft thread in the off-topic forum but for those of us who aren't fans/followers of the Bengals and for those who are just interested in college players getting drafted in general this would be a spot for those discussions. I assume Mr. Deguara will get his name called at some point over the weekend and maybe Truck Warren possibly. I'm also curious when/where Tua will get drafted and Clemson's Isaiah Simmons. If the mods disagree, then they can move the thread - no problemo.
Round 1 Draft Order
1. Cincinnati
2. Washington
3. Detroit
4. NY Giants
5. Miami
6. LA Chargers
7. Carolina
8. Arizona
9. Jacksonville
10. Cleveland
11. NY Jets
12. Las Vegas
13. San Francisco f/IND
14. Tampa Bay
15. Denver
16. Atlanta
17. Dallas
18. Miami f/PIT
19. Las Vegas f/CHI
20. Jacksonville f/LAR
21. Philadelphia
22. Minnesota f/BUF
23. New England
24. New Orleans
25. Minnesota
26. Miami f/HOU
27. Seattle
28. Baltimore
29. Tennessee
30. Green Bay
31. San Francisco
32. Kansas City
Quote:Here's how you can watch the 2020 NFL Draft on TV and on live stream:
Television
Thursday, April 23 (8-11:30 p.m. ET)
Round 1: ABC, ESPN, NFL Network, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio
Friday, April 24 (7-11:30 p.m. ET)
Rounds 2-3: ABC, ESPN, NFL Network, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio
Saturday, April 25 (12-7 p.m. ET)
Rounds 4-7: ABC, ESPN, NFL Network, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio
Live stream
FuboTV (try for free)
You can also catch live coverage on CBS Sports HQ and CBSSports.com, where we'll accompany our draft trackers with grades on each and every pick as they're made.
Live coverage: CBS Sports HQ
Radio
SiriusXM, Westwood One, and ESPN Radio will provide coverage of the draft.
2020 NFL Draft Coverage Options
In 1968 we drafted a small town southern Ohio phenom who could have led the Bengals to greatness were it not for an unfortunate hit by Jim Lynch. In 2020 we have another chance. Let's make sure we can protect him.
The Bengals are going to take Joe Burrow... right?
Saints: Well give you our entire draft for your first round spot.
Bengals: Oh hail no. We have to have Akili Smith.
With Tyler Eifert departing, is there any chance the Bengals will take Deguara? I'm not too familiar with how his draft stock is viewed.
I tell you one thing...
After being starved for a month, I bet this NFL draft will have higher TV ratings than the moon landing.
(04-23-2020 02:29 PM)The Big O Wrote: [ -> ]With Tyler Eifert departing, is there any chance the Bengals will take Deguara? I'm not too familiar with how his draft stock is viewed.
This is per Justin Williams/The Athletic "Deguara projects as more of an H-back or fullback than a tight end at the NFL level, and his goal is to be a four-phase special-teams player, out there on every unit. Some projections have him going as early as the third round, and he should certainly be off the board by the fifth or sixth. Regardless, it’s a long way from a two-star prospect buried down the depth chart at UC. The Bengals have even become a popular mock destination thanks to his history with Taylor and the connection he made with tight ends coach James Casey at the Senior Bowl."
It is so funny to me that Zac Taylor was Deguara's offensive coordinator for a year.
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(04-23-2020 02:39 PM)Bear Catlett Wrote: [ -> ]I tell you one thing...
After being starved for a month, I bet this NFL draft will have higher TV ratings than the moon landing.
I was thinking the same thing. This is the closest to real sports excitement that we've had since the end of the college hoops season. Everyone's at home picking their noses and scratching their sacks anyway. Seriously, just the fact this is the first "virtual" draft in history makes it interesting...make that "social distancing friendly."
Congrats Bengals Nation! Great pick. No brainer pick. Franchise changing pick. The only pick to make really.
So, Tua #5 to the Dolphins and Simmons #8 to Arizona. Miami has three #1's so it makes sense they can take Tua with some injury questions at that spot. A mild surprise that Zona took Simmons but the kid has versatile talent. No trades thus far...
Thank you Cleveland for not overthinking the 10th pick with arguably the top OL tackle prospect going in to the draft. Bookend tackles in Cleveland baby!
(04-23-2020 02:29 PM)The Big O Wrote: [ -> ]With Tyler Eifert departing, is there any chance the Bengals will take Deguara? I'm not too familiar with how his draft stock is viewed.
with a few rare exceptions, the bengals have historically avoided drafting bearcats. I could never understand that but then again, their draft years have had lots of flops due to Mike Brown not having a general manager to help.
(04-23-2020 09:13 PM)bearcat54 Wrote: [ -> ] (04-23-2020 02:29 PM)The Big O Wrote: [ -> ]With Tyler Eifert departing, is there any chance the Bengals will take Deguara? I'm not too familiar with how his draft stock is viewed.
with a few rare exceptions, the bengals have historically avoided drafting bearcats. I could never understand that but then again, their draft years have had lots of flops due to Mike Brown not having a general manager to help.
Deguara seems like he could be a nice FB/TE hybrid in the NFL. That's a late round choice though and only if you're looking for that.
(04-23-2020 09:13 PM)bearcat54 Wrote: [ -> ] (04-23-2020 02:29 PM)The Big O Wrote: [ -> ]With Tyler Eifert departing, is there any chance the Bengals will take Deguara? I'm not too familiar with how his draft stock is viewed.
with a few rare exceptions, the bengals have historically avoided drafting bearcats. I could never understand that but then again, their draft years have had lots of flops due to Mike Brown not having a general manager to help.
Yup.
Now, drafting Buckeyes on the other hand...
(04-23-2020 10:37 PM)crex043 Wrote: [ -> ] (04-23-2020 09:13 PM)bearcat54 Wrote: [ -> ] (04-23-2020 02:29 PM)The Big O Wrote: [ -> ]With Tyler Eifert departing, is there any chance the Bengals will take Deguara? I'm not too familiar with how his draft stock is viewed.
with a few rare exceptions, the bengals have historically avoided drafting bearcats. I could never understand that but then again, their draft years have had lots of flops due to Mike Brown not having a general manager to help.
Yup.
Now, drafting Buckeyes on the other hand...
Big daddy Dan Wilkinson was pure Bengal gold.
SEC dominance!
SEC 15 of 32
B10 5
B12 5
ACC 3
P12 3
MW 1
(04-24-2020 06:46 AM)Bear Catlett Wrote: [ -> ] (04-23-2020 10:37 PM)crex043 Wrote: [ -> ] (04-23-2020 09:13 PM)bearcat54 Wrote: [ -> ] (04-23-2020 02:29 PM)The Big O Wrote: [ -> ]With Tyler Eifert departing, is there any chance the Bengals will take Deguara? I'm not too familiar with how his draft stock is viewed.
with a few rare exceptions, the bengals have historically avoided drafting bearcats. I could never understand that but then again, their draft years have had lots of flops due to Mike Brown not having a general manager to help.
Yup.
Now, drafting Buckeyes on the other hand...
Big daddy Dan Wilkinson was pure Bengal gold.
Kijana Carter was also golden!
(04-24-2020 06:53 AM)doss2 Wrote: [ -> ]SEC dominance!
SEC 15 of 32
B10 5
B12 5
ACC 3
P12 3
MW 1
No surprise that Vegas and the NFL continually tell you that the best players play in the SEC. It doesn't mean that every SEC team is better than every team from other conferences but teams like Clemson and OSU get breathers that LSU and Alabama don't. Middle tier SEC teams still have NFL talent
And Clemson and OSU recruit just as good as Bama/LSU; it's just their competition makes it easier to get to the playoff.