A year removed from having one of the most athletic draft classes, the Cincinnati Bengals did the same thing again while sticking true to their board in every round of the 2023 draft.
Once again, the Bengals selected a ton of top-ranked prospects in Kent Lee Platte’s “Relative Athletic Score.”. It has become a premier way of judging the datasets involved in a prospect’s athletic testing, combined with their measurables.
Starting right at the top with a stunning score from first-rounder Myles Murphy and going right on down to the sixth round where the Bengals found one of the most athletic wide receivers to enter the draft based on RAS score, this was another super-athletic class.
Here’s a look at the RAS scores for each Bengals pick.
Round 1, No. 28: DE Myles Murphy, Clemson
Myles Murphy was drafted with pick 28 of round 1 in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 9.71 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 48 out of 1634 DE from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/dzxNEOSOSK pic.twitter.com/91G6BYneGK
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 28, 2023
Round 2, No. 60: CB DJ Turner, Michigan
DJ Turner II was drafted with pick 60 of round 2 in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 9.58 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 94 out of 2222 CB from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/skPkElQsRG pic.twitter.com/lhrGCbhVLC
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 29, 2023
Round 3, No. 95: S Jordan Battle, Alabama
Jordan Battle was drafted with pick 95 of round 3 in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 5.90 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 393 out of 957 SS from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/VXMDhmyhbb pic.twitter.com/G0sgn5yUID
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 29, 2023
Round 4, No. 131: WR Charlie Jones, Purdue
If you ignore the age thing, Charlie Jones makes sense. Productive, athletic receiver with slot and return experience on punt and kickoff teams. pic.twitter.com/fNRqfVMKoP
— Jake Liscow (@JakeLiscow) April 29, 2023
Round 5, No. 163: RB Chase Brown, Illinois
Chase Brown was drafted with pick 163 of round 5 in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 9.81 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 35 out of 1745 RB from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/SK0LX1YTX6 pic.twitter.com/nVqAfpQmlg
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 29, 2023
Round 6, No. 206: WR Andrei Iosivas, Princeton
Andrei Iosivas was drafted with pick 206 of round 6 in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 9.96 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 14 out of 3062 WR from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/k7wbAVC9ir pic.twitter.com/67Kh4pSc90
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 29, 2023
Round 6, No. 217: P Brad Robbins, Michigan
Brad Robbins was drafted with pick 217 of round 6 in the 2023 draft class. He does not qualify for a #RAS due to a lack of measurements. https://t.co/DzjznLxOVN pic.twitter.com/eQcuA9DuH6
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 29, 2023
Round 7, No. 246: CB DJ Ivey, Miami
DJ Ivey was drafted with pick 246 of round 7 in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 7.87 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 474 out of 2222 CB from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/vUTBt9gZIA pic.twitter.com/hcQiq7Nf9Z
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 29, 2023
