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Bengals' Sample: Trey Hendrickson should've been ranked higher than No. 78 in NFL Top 100

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson is ranked No. 78 in NFL.com's Top 100 Players of 2022, down from No. 78 one year ago.

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) warms up during the first day of preseason training camp at the Paul Brown Stadium training facility in downtown Cincinnati on Wednesday, July 27, 2022.
Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) warms up during the first day of preseason training camp at the Paul Brown Stadium training facility in downtown Cincinnati on Wednesday, July 27, 2022.

Fellow defensive lineman Cam Sample is among teammates who think Hendrickson should've been ranked higher, per a tweet from Bengals play-by-play announcer Dan Hoard:

In July, the Bengals' official Twitter account questioned Madden NFL 23 edge rusher rankings that didn't include Hendrickson among the NFL's Top 10 at the position.

Hendrickson's 14 sacks ranked No. 5 in the NFL and No. 3 in the AFC. The Enquirer's Kelsey Conway wrote earlier this month that Hendrickson was arguably the Bengals’ most productive player on defense.

From the Bengals via Twitter on Monday:

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This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Bengals' Cam Sample: Trey Hendrickson should've been ranked higher