5. This is my 16th year with the Bengals and I’ve never seen a CB with the height and length of Tacario “Bobo” Davis (#20).
“We felt like in the third round, if you can get a guy like that who you feel is going to develop into a starter for you, you take a swing and select him,” said assistant GM Steven Radicevic.
Bengals rookie DT Landon Robinson landed in Cincinnati as the No. 226 pick -- the Pat Tillman pick.
As Navy's first All-American in 40 years, Robinson was overcome by emotion learning his draft connection to the American hero.
"What are the chances? It's just such a blessing."
Dexter Lawrence contract with Bengals will be 3-for-70 ($23.3M/year). That is below market and team friendly.
There are 9 DTs making more per year, and Chris Jones is at $31.7M per year as an older player.
Most double teams faced on pass rush snaps since 2021, per @NextGenStats:
1. Dexter Lawrence - 1,103 (CIN)
2. Jeffery Simmons - 986
3. B.J. Hill - 980 (CIN)
4. Kenny Clark - 972
5. Chris Jones - 939
Most QB pressures after double team over the same span:
1. Quinnen Williams - 73
2. Jeffery Simmons - 70
3. Osa Odighizuwa - 66
4. Dexter Lawrence - 65 (CIN)
5. Jonathan Allen - 64 (CIN)
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A Bengals trade for Dexter Lawrence is unprecedented: This is the first time in the common draft era that dates back to 1966 in which the Bengals ever have traded a Top-10 pick for a player, per ESPN research.
BUCKEYES ARE HEADING BACK TO THE FROZEN FOUR‼️
(1) @OhioStateWHKY defeats Yale, 6-1, to advance to the 2026 NC Women's Frozen Four for the sixth consecutive season!
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