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Cincinnati Bengals Earning Rave Reviews After Picking Wide Receiver Jermaine Burton in Third Round
CINCINNATI — The Bengals picked Alabama wide receiver Jermaine Burton in the third round (No. 80 overall) in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Burton averaged 20.5 yards-per-catch last season, finishing with 798 yards and eight touchdowns.
He's one of the most explosive players in the draft and while there are some maturity concerns, the Bengals have been praised for drafting the 22-year-old.
"I think Jermaine Burton is the fourth best WR in the draft class," Steve Palazzolo of Pro Football Focus said. "He fell for off-field reasons, but he's an awesome football player. He's fast, can track the ball, catches everything, and came up big in big games."
Palazzolo wasn't alone. Jon Ledyard is also a big fan of the pick.
"Jermaine Burton is WR4 for me," Ledyard tweeted. "I think he's a top 20 talent in the class. And if the off-field wasn't a concern, he'd prob have gone much higher. Bengals might have gotten the steal of the draft if Burton can stay focused on ball and be coachable."
They received more praise from "Gridiron Grading," which is an analytics system that analyzes draft prospects. Check out what they said below:
Holy cow. Welcome to Bengals new WR Jermaine Burton.
— Gridiron Grading (@GridironGrading) April 27, 2024
He scored #1 in our explosiveness ranking that we added to our board this year that has been predictive of tons of future NFL WR1s.
An absolutely phenomenal deep threat.
Man, they are having a hell of a draft.
This rocks. https://t.co/qI6hO3j75o
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James Rapien covers the Bengals for Sports Illustrated's AllBengals.com and is one-half of the Locked on Bengals Podcast. He's also the co-owner/creator of Cincinnati Bengals Talk on YouTube. He earned a journalism degree from the University of Cincinnati and has spent the majority of his professional career in the Queen City. Rapien previously covered the Cavaliers and Indians in Cleveland. He has a background in radio, which includes stops at 700 WLW, ESPN 1530 and 92.3 The Fan. He loves a good trade rumor and uses copious amounts of hot sauce on his food. Cincinnati chili is his go-to meal, followed by gallons of mint chocolate chip ice cream for dessert. When he isn't working or eating, he's probably walking his dog Finley or spending time with family.