We recently highlighted the fact Ja’Marr Chase already has more receiving yards in seven games with the Cincinnati Bengals than John Ross ever recorded.
So let’s swing it back in a positive direction about Ross, a former top-10 pick by the Bengals now suiting up for the New York Giants. Since Ross continues to get reps with those Giants, he’s actually put a fourth-round compensatory pick back on the table for the Bengals.
Ross has to play a certain amount of snaps for the Bengals to receive a comp pick in this scenario. And as Nick Korte of Over The Cap pointed out, that’s back on the table for at least this week:
The Bengals got a big road win against a division rival, and also get good comp pick news this week.
John Ross played 51% of the snaps for NYG, getting his contract back into qualifying as a compensatory free agent again, and restoring a 4th rounder for CIN.
— Nick Korte (@nickkorte) October 25, 2021
Now, Bengals fans will point out Ross’ injury history and be skeptical this happens. But it’s always possible — and Kenny Golladay, Sterling Shepard and Kadarius Toney have had problems staying healthy at the wideout spot for the Bengals.
The Bengals being active in free agency this past offseason negated most of their comp pick possibilities for losing the likes of William Jackson and A.J. Green.
Cincinnati was scheduled to get a third-round pick for Carl Lawson if he played a higher snap percentage in New York, but that will remain a fourth-rouder now after Lawson’s season-ending injury before the season.
Any comp pick movement for the Bengals at this point centers on Ross with the Giants.
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