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LB Ryan Shazier (All B1G, All-American, 2017 Pro Bowl)

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Very interested to see if the Bengals go for him if he is available at #24. Plenty of mocks have us taking him and there has been a lot of interest. Not sure if he is there but I am hoping everyone passes on LBs in the first 15 picks so the teams in need of a LB (Miami, Green Bay at 19 and 21 respectively) will take Barr/Mosley and leave Shazier available. If we cannot get him, I would not mind to see Green Bay take him...Hawk and Shazier on the same defense would be fun to watch...sort of like a mini Buckeye LB dream-team.

I want Shazier in that scenario because the Bengals have done a great job of picking the best player available and not reaching in recent drafts, with much success. Shazier (even with my Scarlet-tinted glasses off) is a warrior that has a huge ceiling, tons of tangible ability, no off the field issues, and brings a pass rush/sideline-to-sideline element that the Bengals do not have in their LB corps. I think he is underrated due to size but I think he easily ends up at 240-245 in an NFL weight program and with his style of play, that is plenty big enough to thrive in the NFL.
 
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Yeah, Miami was thinking he might be able to play MLB in their system. Not sure he fits there but if he was to make a team at MLB, he'd add some serious flexibility to a defense. The Cover 2 would suit him very well at a MLB position but the pounding against quality run games might be too much. Going to be interesting when it plays out.
 
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God I hate this thread title change...but I am glad he got picked so high. I honestly think this was as high as he would go, probably a good decision to enter early even though I wanted him back.
 
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Very happy for him. I completely agree with @MililaniBuckeye that this is a great fit for him. Although the Steelers aren't my team, I've always respected them & firmly believe this is one of the best places for him to thrive. Best of luck, Ryan. I very much look forward to seeing him continue his career in the Steel City.
 
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I think this is great. I was hoping the they might take Shazier, but I didn't expect it. Most mock drafts that I saw had them taking a CB. Shazier and Timmons will provide an excellent speed combination from the ILB positions. Very cool.
 
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