No. 65 – Troy Dye, LB, Oregon

Dye ended up being one of the best players available on the predictive board by the time this pick rolled around so he’s the call. The Bengals might have something really good with Germaine Pratt and Nick Vigil started improving late in the season (but he’s a free agent). But like the offensive line, the Bengals can’t keep pretending what they’ve done over the last few years for the unit has been close to good enough. Dye is a wicked athlete with coverage traits who has big upside, making him an ideal solution to the problems against running backs and tight ends in the passing game.

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