{"id":167716,"date":"2025-06-29T11:50:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T11:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/167716\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T11:50:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T11:50:11","slug":"bengals-flopping-1st-round-picks-called-out-in-re-draft-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/167716\/","title":{"rendered":"Bengals&#8217; flopping 1st-round picks called out in re-draft effort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/test-post-221407100.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cincinnati Bengals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> aren\u2019t getting much out of their first-round picks of late.<\/p>\n<p>Dax Hill, the first-rounder from 2022, has yet to find a home in the secondary. Myles Murphy, from 2023, has yet to step up as a pass-rusher. Amarius Mims from 2024, at least, showed major promise, but he can only reach the lofty upside if he can remain on the field.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>As such, the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/cincinnati-bengals\/327\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bengals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bengals<\/a> often go dramatically new routes in re-draft efforts. The latest example comes from Bleacher Report\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25213462-re-drafting-every-nfl-teams-worst-draft-pick-over-last-5-years\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Matt Holder;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Matt Holder<\/a>, who tabbed Murphy as the team\u2019s worst draft pick of the last few years and instead has them taking defensive back Brian Branch:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCoincidentally, this pick is a replacement for the other \u201cbust\u201d mentioned above, Hill. The Michigan product was drafted so high because he\u2019s a defensive back who has safety and cornerback versatility, which is the role Branch has become a Pro Bowler in with the Lions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>RELATED:<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/bengals-shemar-stewart-nuclear-option-124228035.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bengals, Shemar Stewart nuclear option includes 2026 NFL draft route;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Bengals, Shemar Stewart nuclear option includes 2026 NFL draft route<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hindsight is 20-20, of course. Branch, the 45th pick in 2023, made the Pro Bowl last year after putting up 109 total tackles. He\u2019s totaled seven interceptions over two seasons, too, with 29 passes defended.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Bengals still have big hopes for Hill now that he\u2019s playing cornerback. But safety remains a weak point on the roster, as does the pass-rush not named Trey Hendrickson.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED:<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/bengals-standouts-mandatory-minicamp-includes-093046893.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bengals standouts after mandatory minicamp includes surprises;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Bengals standouts after mandatory minicamp includes surprises<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Bengals Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/bengalswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/bengals\/2025\/06\/29\/bengals-flopping-1st-round-picks-called-out-redraft\/84402917007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bengals&#039; flopping 1st-round picks called out in re-draft effort;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bengals&#8217; flopping 1st-round picks called out in re-draft effort<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cincinnati Bengals aren\u2019t getting much out of their first-round picks of late. Dax Hill, the first-rounder from&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":167717,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2053],"tags":[2979,228,1524,227,256,2296,8098,7,4672,6,1503],"class_list":{"0":"post-167716","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cincinnati-bengals","8":"tag-amarius-mims","9":"tag-bengals","10":"tag-brian-branch","11":"tag-cincinnati","12":"tag-cincinnati-bengals","13":"tag-cincinnatibengals","14":"tag-dax-hill","15":"tag-football","16":"tag-myles-murphy","17":"tag-nfl","18":"tag-trey-hendrickson"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114766507322737291","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167716\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}