The Cincinnati Bengals believe they made a nice pick in Josh Newton, a fifth-round pick out of TCU.
The 6-foot cornerback Newton, who began his collegiate career at Louisiana-Monroe, assisted TCU in their 2022 run to the National Championship Game. He recorded 33 total tackles and one interception in the previous campaign.
Newton was ranked higher by the Bengals than a fifth-round pick, but he lost to Cincinnati last weekend.
Following the selection, Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com wrote, “While the Bengals had a higher grade than the fifth on TCU cornerback Josh Newton and have visions of him staking his claim as possibly the fourth cornerback,” “That gives Hill [Dax Hill] flexibility to rotate between Mike Hilton in the slot, Cam Taylor-Britt, and DJ Turner II on the outside, while Ravens free agent Geno Stone and his AFC-leading seven picks handle free safety.”
The plan for Newton to be the team’s fourth corner makes sense because he has stated he likes to play outside, despite what he told reporters after the Bengals selected him in the draft.
In all honesty, Newton stated, “I prefer outside money to outside money.””Outside, if I had to choose.” My goal is to resemble a Swiss Army knife. I’m not attempting to focus on one area. I’d like to have several uses.
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