Mike Santagata
Writer, All Bengals at Sports Illustrated
Writer for @BengalsTalkSI, OL Enthusiast. DMs are always open for anyone trying to talk football.
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1 month ago |
si.com | Mike Santagata
Guard was arguably the biggest offseason need for the Bengals. They did not address that need in the first two rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft, which pretty much guaranteed that they would look to that spot in the third round. They took Georgia guard Dylan Fairchild in the third round (81st overall).
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1 month ago |
yardbarker.com | Mike Santagata
Knight will be a 25 year old rookie in July which makes him one of the oldest prospects in this draft. Overall ThoughtsKnight is an interesting linebacker prospect. In the run game, his athleticism gives him range to make plays from sideline-to-sideline when he’s unblocked and protected.
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1 month ago |
si.com | Mike Santagata
The Bengals front office understood that they needed more linebackers to run Al Golden’s 4-3 base/4-2 nickel defense. Especially because it seems as if Germaine Pratt’s time in Cincinnati has come to an end. They signed Oren Burks in free agency who is a career depth piece that stepped up in the playoffs for the Eagles Super Bowl run. Even if he’s considered the second linebacker on this team after Logan Wilson, then they still need a third linebacker for their base defense.
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1 month ago |
si.com | Mike Santagata
The Bengals selected Texas A&M defensive end Shemar Stewart in the first round (17th overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft. Stewart comes in at a humongous 6’5” 267 pounds with out of this world athleticism. He posted a 10.0 relative athletic score, which is the best in NFL Combine history. It’s worth noting that he did not perform his agility drills.
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2 months ago |
si.com | Mike Santagata
Jihaad Campbell is a former 5-star recruit from Florida’s IMG Academy. He was a pass rushing outside linebacker and wide receiver in high school that converted to playing more off ball linebacker at Alabama. He was named First-team All-SEC for this past season. Let’s dig into Campbell as a prospect and what he could bring to the Bengals' defense or any team that takes him in the 2025 NFL Draft:Where He ExcelsAreas of ConcernOverall ThoughtsCampbell looks the part of a high-end linebacker prospect.
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Watching Germaine Pratt improve into a quality starter over his career in Cincinnati was pretty fun. Very important player on both playoff runs for this team. Wish him nothing but success wherever he lands. Here are some of my favorite plays he made as a Bengal. https://t.co/fb1hgTf8Lg
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