Watching a lot of James Pearce Jr tape. He has straight lethal speed for his size on the DL. Consistently hurrying the QB, getting in the backfield.

My concern is...how much of his production is because of his speed just running by the LT/RT? That has a high miss rate when it comes to NFL translation.

HOWEVER, His speed to get off blocks and track down the ball carrier feels like an absolute weapon and must have as a counter punch to going up against guys like Lamar Jackson twice a year for years to come in Cincy.

Yay or Nay on Pearce at 17, if taking DL was a must? #Bengals