texbengal Posted April 27 Report Share Posted April 27 He’s a load. Wasn’t surprised they picked him but surprised he went so early… thought day 3. But NT and DT was a pretty lean crop so they wanted to get in earlier. DJ Reader was a later pick when he was drafted -5th round, I think, and he turned out quite well. it’s a wait and see for me but hope it works out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkansas Bengal Posted April 27 Report Share Posted April 27 McKinnley Jackson to Bengals in NFL draft: Instant grade, analysis, stats for 97th pick Jason Williams Cincinnati Enquirer The Cincinnati Bengals left no doubt late Friday night that they are fully committed to upgrading their defensive line, taking Texas A&M defensive tackle McKinnley Jackson in the third round with the 97th overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft. The Bengals used two of their top four picks on defensive tackles, also taking Michigan’s Kris Jenkins in the second round on Friday. Three of the Bengals’ draft picks so far are from the SEC, following a franchise strategy to draft players from high-profile, winning programs. Here's our instant draft grade of the pick and our rapid analysis of the pick. Texas A&M DT McKinnley Jackson to Bengals NFL draft grade: Instant reaction Grade: B+ Why: Hand it to the Bengals. They weren’t good against the run last season, and they stuck to a plan to address their problems on the interior of the defensive line this offseason. The Bengals signed Sheldon Rankins in free agency and made Jenkins their second pick in the draft. They then went to work on addressing their depth issues on the defensive line by picking Jackson, who’s 6-foot-2 and 326 pounds. He is strictly a run-stopper, and the Bengals need a guy like him to help clog things up in the middle after they ranked 26th in the NFL against the run in 2023. Jackson is quick and has a low center of gravity, but he’s by no means a refined player entering his professional career. With 10 picks in the draft, though, the Bengals using the late third-round pick on a talented player who needs time to develop was a solid move. This is where you make developmental picks – not in the first round. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2024/04/27/grading-cincinnati-bengals-pick-texas-am-defensive-tackle-mckinnley-jackson-at-no-97-nfl-draft-2024/73448406007/?utm_source=cincinnati-bengals-news-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sportsbaseline&utm_term=Content List - Stacking - optimized&utm_content=pcin-cincinnati-nletter01 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Jersey Bengal Posted April 27 Report Share Posted April 27 Good pick another team captain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 27 Report Share Posted April 27 10 hours ago, sois said: Hill, tufele,Rankins, Davis and now this guy? Bengals only have 3 acceptable LB total. Those guys are all 3T. This guy is a NT. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sois Posted April 27 Report Share Posted April 27 2 hours ago, Jason said: Those guys are all 3T. This guy is a NT. What about Carter? There are other DTs on the roster I didn't name but they might be crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BBR Posted April 28 Report Share Posted April 28 Think I saw where Kent Lee Platt - the guy doing all of the RAS stuff - said it just breaks down for true NT. The formulas just break down for them since they are lumped in with all DTs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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alleycat Posted April 28 Report Share Posted April 28 On 4/26/2024 at 8:17 PM, BlackJesus said: It's in this video, which I watched after his highlights, but I'm going to have to agree that they nailed the thing that really jumped out to me on: his first step. He's off the ball before anyone on either line so often in his highlights, and it's not uncommon for the opponent to literally get shocked by it (the combination of quickness and the heaviness of the land?). I was expecting a big lump of lead in the middle of the line but two of his spin moves for sacks against tackles had me double-taking. And then I read some of the just-posted evaluations and people talk about him having 3-Tech skills? Whelp, I'm confused, but if he can be that guy that they mention in this video, who occupies double teams and shocks/confuses the OL and thereby disrupts their scheme, hard to ask for much more than that. Now McKinnley, with Anthony the Safety, the two players I was the most ho-hum about on draft day are two of the ones who I'm more excited to see how they pan out. I will say one other thing, but I'll save it for the main thread 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texbengal Posted April 28 Report Share Posted April 28 Read somewhere where his goal is to make an OC throw his clipboard. Love that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky151 Posted April 28 Report Share Posted April 28 He was a pretty big reach at pick 97. No objection to doubling down at NT with Reader leaving and Tupou unsigned. But we could have waited once Jenkins was onboard. Kristian Boyd or Evan Anderson later would have been fine as Tupou replacements so we could use 97 more productively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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-GoBengals- Posted April 29 Report Share Posted April 29 im at a loss of opinion (for once). Its so incredibly tough to judge a guy in this type of position, but in the third even a rotational solid guy is a win. so we shall see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted April 30 Report Share Posted April 30 I imagine he gets used in short yardage obvious running plays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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|BlackJesus| Posted April 30 Author Report Share Posted April 30 He squats down low for a big guy ... #leverage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|BlackJesus| Posted April 30 Author Report Share Posted April 30 He graded out pretty good last season ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|BlackJesus| Posted April 30 Author Report Share Posted April 30 He had the movie screen out on draft night ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|BlackJesus| Posted April 30 Author Report Share Posted April 30 They should actually bulk Jackson up 20 more lbs (to 345) on Skyline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|BlackJesus| Posted April 30 Author Report Share Posted April 30 Love this line by him ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claptonrocks Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 23 hours ago, BlackJesus said: They should actually bulk Jackson up 20 more lbs (to 345) on Skyline He's probably 330 right now. At 6'1" and 330 that's a road block. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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|BlackJesus| Posted Friday at 05:49 PM Author Report Share Posted Friday at 05:49 PM Need to give him a RB goal line package Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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