One of them was the defensive secondary and they took a risk hoping to hit
paydirt with Johnathan Joseph. A cornerback possessing tremendous
size/speed numbers, Joseph has terrific upside but almost an equal amount of
downside risk. His undisciplined style leads to big plays given up and Joseph
only performed at a high level for only a single season in college. With Willie Anderson getting long in the tooth Andrew Whitworth was selected with the
future in mind. Coming off a poor senior campaign, Whitworth has the tools to be
a quality right tackle in the NFL. Frostee Rucker and Domata Peko
were huge reaches in our opinion. Both possess marginal size/speed numbers and
neither was dominant enough in college to overlook what is average upside at
best. Marvin Lewis does not shy away from prospects with character issues and he
stayed true to that form taking A.J. Nicholson in round five. If the
Florida State linebacker gets his priorities in order he will be a steal. Reggie McNeal was worth a sixth round choice while the final pair of players
selected must make their mark as return specialists.
|
Rd |
Sel# |
Player |
Pos. |
School |
|
1 |
24 |
Johnathan Joseph |
CB |
South Carolina |
|
2 |
55 |
Andrew Whitworth |
OT |
Louisiana St |
|
3 |
91 |
Frostee Rucker |
DE |
USC |
|
4 |
123 |
Domata Peko |
DT |
Michigan St |
|
5 |
157 |
A. J. Nicholson |
OLB |
Florida St |
|
6 |
193 |
Reggie McNeal |
QB |
Texas A&M |
|
7 |
209 |
Ethan Kilmer |
WR |
Penn St |
|
7 |
231 |
Bennie Brazell |
WR |
LSU |