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(01-30-2017, 03:24 PM)Au165 Wrote: I think Charlton reminds me of Dunlap, something about his body type and his sometimes on and sometimes off effort that Dunlap had in college.

That seems fair. Charlton has a high ceiling just like Dunlap. Both also had good final years in college, but both still left stats on the table so to speak. However, whereas Dunlap had 9.0 sacks in his final two seasons at Florida, Charlton had production more in line with MJ and Hunt in college. This type of production was mediocre stats every year until their final years in college where each individual had 8.0+ sacks.

It's clear the Bengals have a mold they desire in their ends, which is 6'6"+ and 265+lb. Big and long. They also seems to go for those early-mid round rushers who haven't quite had a stellar full collegiate career but did have a big jump in production their final year in college. This likely has prompted the Bengals to think, "Gee, this player made a big improvement by the time their final season in college, so they should be able to make similar growth in the NFL." And so while the drafted player doesn't contribute right away, they think they can get that player to be a very good DE by Year 3 in the NFL.

I hope that the Bengals get a DE that can contribute immediately in the rushing department, but a big and tall DE that they plan to groom for 2016-2017 and become an eventual starter in 2018 seems more Bengal-esque.