9 hours ago
(Yesterday, 12:24 PM)Bengalstripes9 Wrote: I’m not sure how good of an evaluator he is, but Chris Simms had Stewart as his 2nd best edge in the draft.
Bengals needed a pass rush opposite Trey and now they are stacked at edge if he pans out.
I hope I'm wrong on Stewart. I can certainly see how some evaluators could have him as they're 2nd best prospect it wasn't a great 1st rd for DEs this year. Most of the value was on day 2 and beyond. Plus you had major character concerns with guys like Mike Green who would've been selected probably before the Bengals pick without those red flags.
This pick is signaling the end of Treys time in Cincinnati so I think don't think there will be any pairing with Trey outside of this year. Unless he does horrifically bad and that case does Trey even want to sign with a team that asked him to play out a contract he clearly want upgraded.
He tested well although he didn't do agility testing and he shows some good power on tape plus he has the size the Bengals covet. But has major concerns with his lack of production and not just sacks. He's in the bottom 3rd percentile in QB hits. He has the 2nd lowest run stop rate of a drafted DE in the last decade. He has the lowest TFL production of a drafted DE since 2000. While there are players who have similar low production scores that have gone on to be decent okay players is this his ceiling?
He has a lot of things to learn or work on and get better at so let's hope our coaches are up to the task because they have they're hands full.
