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spend a few minutes with Mammoth Max as well. The Bengals will have new starting safeties following the departures of Jesse Bates and Von Bell. We'll discuss that with safety's coach Rob Livingston. And then it's the fourth edition of our NFL Expert Mock Draft as Charles Davis from CBS takes his turn on the Pro Football Focus mock simulator. The Bengals Booth Podcast is brought to you by Paycorps. More than twenty nine thousand customers trust Paycorps to help

them recruit, pay, engage, and retain employees. Learn more at paycorp dot com. Now here's a quick reminder that you can have the latest edition of this podcast delivered write to your phone, tablet, or computer by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. It's the greatest thing since seeing abundant Bengals gear at the Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Airport. If you don't live in Cincinnati, you might not know that the international airport is actually located across the river in Kentucky.

I've done a lot of flying in and out of CVG Airport over the years, and it wasn't too long ago that if you stopped in the gift shop you saw a bunch of Kentucky Wildcats gear, plenty of Cincinnati red stuff, and then maybe just maybe a few items with a Bengals logo. Well that's not the case anymore. I'm my most recent trips to the airport, I've noticed that Bengals gear dominates. A Super Bowl appearance followed by a return trip to the AFC Championship Game has electrified

the entire region. Here's hoping they're selling Bengals Super Bowl Championship gear at the airport at this time next year. Now let's get to my first guest. Nick Scott is a great example of hard work paying off, the Rams selected him with the two hundred forty third pick in the twenty nineteen draft. There were only eleven picks after

him that year. After being a core special teams player in his first two seasons, Scott became a starting safety late in twenty twenty one due to injuries to Jordan Fuller and Taylor rap and he took every snap in the rams four playoff wins that year, including the Super Bowl victory over the Bengals. That led to a starting job last season, and Scott finished fifth on the Rams and tackles and added two interceptions and two forced fumbles. LA has been forced to shed payroll, trading Jalen Ramsey

and releasing Bobby Wagner, among others. And while they tried to bring Nick Scott back, he elected to sign with Cincinnati instead. I talked to him on Monday, Nick, Welcome to Cincinnati. Aside from the financial aspect, how did the Bengals make it clear to you how badly they wanted you here? Oh? I say, just by bringing me in the building and you know, sitting me down with the legend coach Lou you know, talking ball with him was also and also coach Robbie. I mean, those guys know

their stuff, you know. So after I met them and got a chance to meet the owner and see how genuine he was, and and you know coach Zach Taylor and all that stuff. I mean, just coming in the facility and being around those guys, you know, it's pretty clear that, you know, this organization is moving in a great direction and I want to be part of that. We can add the legend Coach Lou to his many nicknames. Now a lot of people have been referring him to as the mad Scientist for some of the things that

he's drawn up over the last couple of years. For that stuff to work, it takes really smart players, and it sounds like that's a key reason for your success. Yeah. You know, I've been blessed with my ability, and you know the mental aspect. You know, I'm a sponge. You know,

I'm always willing to learn and everything like that. So I wouldn't consider myself necessarily a brainiact, but you know, I'm excited because I know I'll be able to get some good information, not just from Coach Lou and Coach Rob, but these players who have been in this system for a while it's a real tight knit group, it's very apparent. You know, pretty much everybody in that D DV room has already reached out to me and welcomed me as

part of the team. So, you know, I'm extremely excited to work with that group because of how talented they are. The Bengals have prioritized signing and drafting guys that love football, love the grind. You were a two time captain at Penn State, you won the Sportsmanship Award in the Big Ten. Clearly it sounds like you are one of those guys. What is it about this game that speaks to you? Just you know how competitive you have to be. You know, I was the youngest of three boys, but you know

I tried every day. My heart is to be the alpha the group, even though it didn't always work. But just you know, having that competitive nature instilled in me, and you know, the excitement and joy you get from making plays and also watching your teammates make plays, there's really nothing like it. And I also like the physical aspect. I like the idea of imposing your will on somebody else because you're allowed to. When you went to Penn State, you started out as a running back. Did you embrace

that change to safety pretty quickly? Yeah, I really did. Um, you know, I was a running back, but you know, it became pretty clear pretty early that that wasn't going to be how I could best help the team. At the time, I was playing special teams, so you know, I went up to my coaching and said, hey, you know, I want to be a great special teams player. I think it'd be you know, more of my benefit if I'm working on tackling in that type of position every day.

So you know, I'd love to move to safety and just perfect that craft, and I was able to do that. I'm sure as a free agent, you were looking around the league and trying to evaluate who had a need, and I think most people around the league figure Jesse Bates was probably going to sign elsewhere. Von Bell was a little bit more up in the air. But once he did, did you say to yourself and to your agent,

I would fit in Cincinnati. Yeah. You know, I've been talking to Cincinnati, my agent and I, you know, ever since we could, and so there was always a little bit of interest there. Obviously, they had to figure out what they wanted to do with those guys. But yeah, This was one of the top teams on my radar just because of you know, the location, the city, the fans, and you know obviously what they're capable of. So yeah, it's been a great fit so far, even though it's

only been five minutes. But I'm excited about what these next three years are gonna hold. Looks like you will be paired at safety with another Big ten guy and Dax Hyler, who was a first round pick last year, being from the Big Ten. Did you watch his games? Are you familiar with him? Yeah, I'm definitely familiar with him, and you know, he's an athletic freak. I remember watching him in a preseason game, I think his his rookie year, and just watching him ball out and do that stuff.

I was extremely happy for him, like I am any Big ten guys, even though he went to Michigan. But now I'm extremely excited about Dax and you know his potential, and you know, I'm sure I'll be able to take them some things from his game, and I hope he, you know, feels free to ask me questions and to take some stuff from my game. But I think it will be a great little duo. We're chatting with next Scott.

You didn't overlap with Zach Taylor with the Rams, but did you hear stuff about him from your teammates there? Oh yeah, people still talk about Zach tayl over there and what he was able to do with that offense and everything like that. So you know, he left a great mark on that organization, and you know obviously has taken you know, what he learned and his own traits and brought it over here and is having great success. So, like I said, it was a no braiding for me.

You have a Super Bowl ring at the Bengals expense. What stands out about your Super Bowl experience? The whole week and then the game itself? Oh man, I was just super grateful that entire week, you know, just you know, people that know my story know that I was a special teams guy, was drafted in the seventh round. You know, I try my best just to work hard every day and put myself in my teammates in a position to

be successful. And I was able to do that to the point where my coaches and teammates trusted me being out there as a starter. So just extremely grateful for that experience. When loser draw you know, and that's something I'll chaished for the rest of my life. Glad you mentioned your journey because I read that you gave the commencement address at your former high school, and I saw an interview where you described your message to the students.

Embrace your role, but don't settle for it. From seventh round pick to special team's ace, to starter to highly coveted free agent, that's somebody who embraced his role but

didn't settle for it. Now, that's that's exactly right. That's something that I lived by, And you know, I can't stress enough how important it is for me to help my team be successful, regardless of the role, whether that's starting safety, whether that's water boy, or whether that's special team or everybody's extremely important to a team and their success.

But there's no shame in, you know, having goals and aspirations and wanting to be greater, because if you're striving for a greater it's only going to make you better and the people around you better. As an NFL draft pick and a guy who's played four years in the league so far, you've obviously made decent money. But when you earn that second contract, now you're in a different tax bracket. What is the level of satisfaction for you for having earned this? Oh man, it's a huge blessing.

You mentioned tax bracket. It's even more of a blessing. I can earn that money in Ohio versus California research. But yeah, it's a it's a huge blessing. I'm just so excited about. Um, you know what this can do for my entire family. Um, you know, my family that I grew up with as well as my own little nucleus. UM. So you know, I don't necessarily see that money as mine, but more of money for my family and the community, and you know, an opportunity to be a blessing around

with people around me. Your wife and young son are in the room with us right now, three months old, behaving very well. What do you enjoying about fatherhood so far? Oh man? UM, just honestly watching you know, the mother that my wife has grown into. He's already a fantastic mother, so it's awesome to step in this parent role with her.

We're learning a lot about each other in that role, and you know, just seeing Jack change every day and you know, one of the tougher parts as soon as we get him locked down, he switches it up on us and he's entering a new phase and everything like that. But you know the best thing that we got going right now is we're starting to get some laughs and some chuckles out of him. So you know, my whole day is pretty much spent around trying to get him to laugh. Just like the name Jack or was there

added meeting behind it? Now there's added meeting. So my actually at home, my father mostly and my mom, they refer to me as Jack and they have since I was a child, short for Jack Rabbit. I was a high octane, bouncing off the walls individual, So they've been calling me Jack and Jack Rabbit since I was a kid. And you know, I wanted to name my son after myself, but you also wanted him to feel like he has his own legacy that he can lead. So we felt

like Jack was a perfect fit. Jack Rabbit's a good description for RANGEI safety, Yeah for sure, Yeah, I definitely got range. I'm pretty sure I still got some hops. So that whole DV group is pretty athletic, so you know they're gonna be giving me a run for my money. But hey, if we're all you know out there flying around, jumping around, making plays. I'm excited for what we can do. You had a forty one inch vertical at the combine. I believe you definitely have some hops. Yeah, I got

some springs for sure. Yeah. That was obviously, you know, a blessing to be able to have a pro day and kind of put my name out there with some good numbers. This is an exciting day for the Bengals and for you and your family. Congratulations on a well deserved opportunity in Cincinnati. Thank you so much. I'm gonna try this out again who Day. The Bengals Booth podcast is brought to you by Bengals Picks and Ultimate Bengals. They're free to play, with tickets and side merchandise up

for grabs. Find both inside the Bengals app. Following my conversation with Nick, I joined some other Bengals reporters and talking to safety's coach Rob Livingston about the overhaul of his position group following the departures of Jesse, Bates and Von Bell. That duo almost never came off the field over the past five years. Jesse missed just one start due to injury, and over the past three seasons, Vaughan didn't miss any. Livingston says their impact will continue even

though they are no longer with the team. Yeah, I know they left it better than they found it, and that's not a shot at what it was before. But that's all you can you know, in this league, in my personal opinion, whether you're a position coach or a player, change is going to happen, right, So when you leave a place, if it is in better shape than it was when you found it, that's all you can do.

For Jesse, he's a guy that came in and obviously started as a rookie, which never happened around here at that point. And you know, he's kind of shown hey, if you give young players the keys to the car and just let them go and take the good with

the bad, then they can have success. And you know, for Vaughan, Von came in at a time when we needed veteran leadership and kind of trudged through a really a year and we'll see on his chest the whole time, and you know, if you weren't on your p's and q's, he'd beat you to work and he'd be the first guy you see working out and he's just the grinder, the ultimate grinder. So yeah, things will be done here for a long time. Because Vaughan and jested it that way,

Livingston knows exactly what he's getting and Nick Scott. Scott's college coach at Penn State was James Franklin, and Livingston was on Franklin's coaching staff at Vanderbilt in two eleven, so he has plenty of contacts on the Penn State staff who gave him the skinny on the Bengals new safety. I've worked all those guys, so those were easy conversations and they all came back really the same answer. Love the guy was a captain, great leader of phenomenal leadership ability.

You'll love him, get him any way you can. So just the overriding like, hey, this is a great guy from all the sources that I talked to. Was was exciting to hear. Scott is a great athlete. Prior to his draft he ran a four four three forty with a forty one inch vertical leap and a ten foot

eight inch broad jump. Those are all elite measurements, but he wasn't a high draft pick because he didn't start until his senior year at Penn state, and he's a bit undersized at safety, but despite being about fifteen pounds lighter than von Bell, Scott packs a punch. You gotta have a tone center. You gotta have somebody that can that can you know, set the tone on early down so to get you to these third and long so you can have fun and do some some fun thing

on defense. So you know that is ingrained in him. Again, you're talking about a guy who has had to earn every inch of the NFL he's had, you know, your seventh round pick. You're a non combine guy. Those guys aren't supposed to make it much less make second contracts. So I think it's the testaments to to who he is.

Excuse me, what he's about the doors that he's already he knocked down, You know, again, he shouldn't be here into his credit he is, and that should let you know kind of the toughness and the mental fortitude that he has. For sure, the bengals other starting safety is

not a scrappy underdog. It's last year's first round draft pick Dax Hill, who got snaps at a wide variety of positions while waiting his turn as a rookie The beauty of Dax's rookie year was that he played a lot of spots, so you know he's seen a lot of different things. You know, a last training camp was what it was. Dax's a starting free safety and had a really good camp, and you know, Jess shows up and Jess obviously had a phenomenal years, a phenomenal player.

So we're playing in Pittsburgh. I think it was the first third down the game, so we put Dime out there, so Dax is out there, so unfortunately they convert it. So for the first time in his life, he's got to run off the field and you can just see like the wheels turning, like okay, it's first and ten, Like no, no no, no, dude, Like you gotta come off

like you're not out there anymore. So packages were different, I mean little things, And I know that sounds stupid, but like when you go from being a full time starter your whole life to now you're a reliever. Right it's the bottom of the seventh, you're coming in, there's two outs and you got to get a guy out right. I mean, that's a different lifestyle for for people. So

you know, he'll admit it. I mean, there were some highs. Obviously, the play he made at the end of the New Orleans game was phenomenal, had some other really good plays, and there were some lows. I mean, that is what it is. You're a rookie, so it's a good starting point, you know. Selfishly, I'm happy that the highs were good and the lows were bad, so that hey, dude, I got a chip on my shoulder and away we go. So I got a lot of you know, stresses and worries in my life, and he's not one of them.

He was the first round pick for a reason, so I'm super excited and Livingston it's also eager to see what Tyson Anderson can do. He was selected in the fifth round last year but didn't play a single snap after suffering a hamstring injury in training camp. You can put yourself in issues and say, ah, that must have sucked your whole life. You want to play in the NFL and you get hurt like the last week of

camp and you're on ir all year. So you know, the positive to that is he had all year to be in meetings and it's a Wrencher year at the end of the day, which everybody probably needs. So it's an exciting time. Obviously, he's got to be chumping at the bit to get going and you know, prove what he can do and we'll be excited to have him and everything he can do. You know, it'll be it'll

be a big year for him. Now that Orlando Brown and Nick Scott of signed, the Bengals can look to address other needs in free agencies, such as tight end, running back or cornerback. The dollars obviously have to make sense, but Livingston says getting free agents to consider Cincinnati is no longer a challenge. All the guys to a man that come in and say, hey, look, we look, we see how you guys play. There's something special here. You know, we want to be a part of it. And four

years ago it wouldn't like that. You know. Again, I was telling somebody like, you know, we'd have a free agent visit four years ago, and you know, I'm I'm a college coach again, Like, hey, man, if you come here, we can win. I promise it'll be great. It's a great place to live. You know, players come here now it's like, hey, I want to be here. What do

I have to do? So I think it's it's such a testament to the people upstairs to obviously mister Brown, Katie and Troy, how they've kind of built this thing with the new amenities and you look how nice the locker room and the training room is going to be. And I think we all realized Number nine still placed quarterback, so that helps a lot as well. But it's just the men in there, like, uh, you know guys nobody

talks about all right, Like like Mike Thomas. Mike Thomas is in year eleven, kind of the same story we talked about. You know, college free agent, second third fourth contract, Pro Bowl player could be the CEO of a fortune five hundred company, could do whatever he wants. And the dudes here every morning, like at six am, when a smile on his face. So it's people like that that

make this thing go. The Bengals Booth Podcast is brought to you by Alta Fiber, future proof fiber Internet capable of delivering multi gigabit speeds designed to take your home, business, and community to a new level. Elevate your connection with Alta Fiber. In the AFC champion Ship Game loss at Kansas City, the Bengals had three backups starting on the offensive line, with Jackson Carmen and Hakimadenogy at the tackle spots and Max Sharping at right guard in place of

the injured Alex Kappa. It was obviously a tough day for the old line, as Kansas City had five sacks and twelve quarterback hits, but it should be pointed out that the subs were stellar the week before, allowing just one sack and paving the way for one hundred and seventy two rushing yards in the win at Buffalo. Max Sharping was a second round draft picked by Houston and a three year starter for the Texans before the Bengals signed him off of waivers just before the start of

last year. He signed a one year extension on Monday, and I spent a few minutes with him moments after he put pen to paper. I believe this was the first time you were a free agent. What was the process like for you us? You know, a little stressful, little interesting to say the least, but you know, excited to be back. Money is obviously a key consideration, but

did you have other priorities in mind? You know, my family is here, with my two sisters being at Xavier so that's always a priority of mine to be you know, around family. It's you know, one of the biggest aspects of my life. So it was nice that, you know, I have family here. Obviously, a great team, great organization. Enjoyed a lot of success here last year, so just excited to be back. All right, let's backpedal for a second. You have two sisters at Xavier. Yes, they play lacrosse.

Lacrosse there. How did I not know this research research? Yeah it's my wife's sisters, their sister in laws. But yes, yeah, they are my sisters. So that's pretty cool. We're talking to Max Sharping. You grew up in Green Bay, went to school at Northern Illinois. This isn't too far away. Did you find kind of an immediate comfort level here? Yeah, you know, I mean, especially with how nice everyone is, you know, in the old line room and the coaches,

everybody in the locker room. You know, it was it was immediate. You know, it's a it's a midwestern town, you know, Midwestern field, exactly what I grew up with. So definitely you've got here. Just before the start of the season. You weren't here in training camp. Did you become comfortable pretty quickly. Yeah, you know, like I said, coaches and teammates are all great to help me out learning a playbook and you know, getting accustomed to how

things run here. Um, so did did get comfortable very quickly? Will it be easier for you this year having the opportunity to go through OTA's training camp, etc. In terms of your comfort level with your assignments, the playbook, frank system, et cetera. Anytime you're in an offense for more than a couple of months, it definitely makes it smoother. So I'll definitely you know, pick up more nuances and you know, dive deeper into into everything than than I got to

in the start of last year. So definitely we'll be a nice refresher getting everything back and you know, really really honing in on every minor little detail. We're chatting with Max Sharping. After Alex Kappa's injury, your first three starts as a Bengal were the three playoff games. How

challenging was that? Yeah, you know, playoff football is tough. Um, you know, it was great to be in a spot where our our team was in the playoffs and you know, thankfully, you know, my teammates helped me while I was out there, and uh, you know, like you said, playoff football is playoff football. So it's uh, it was interesting. Cloud. You know, we got a couple of wins out there. Wish we could have, you know, won that last one against Kansas City, but uh, you know, we'll we'll we'll go back for

it this year. So we're a couple of weeks into free agency. The Bengals I think stunned a lot of the NFL by signing the top free agent tackle on the market in Orlando Brown. What was your reaction when you heard that news. I mean, he's a great player, you know, I mean I think everyone in the league would would like him as their left tackle. So good good job on the Bengals, you know, going out and getting their guy, and you know, excited to work with them.

So you were on a playoff team your first year in Houston won a game, and now last year with Cincinnati you won two games. So you've had a taste of making it to the AFC Championship Game. Does that what your appetite for getting back and trying to take it one or two wins further? I mean, anytime you're you're playing in the NFL, your ultimate goal is is to go win the big ones. So you know, definitely

having that experience helps. And as a team, you know we've we've shown that we can get to those points, but well, you know, we need to prove it again this year. Coming back this year with a year of Cincinnati experience under your belt. Any thoughts about you know, what you'd like your role to be, what you're trying to strive for, etc. Just trying to be the best version of me that I can be and to help this team in any way that I can. Um. You know,

obviously you know CoP's going to come back. Cordell played very well, So just trying to put myself in a position to challenge those guys, make sure that all of us keep getting better and better, and then putting my best foot forward and getting better as a team. You've been a great addition to the franchise. Congratulations on sticking around for a while longer. Thank you very much, appreciate it.

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with an NFL expert. Here's the concept. When I attended the NFL Combine a few weeks ago, I had the Pro Football Focus mock Draft simulator set up on my computer and I invited several NFL experts to make the bank picks in the first three rounds while discussing their options. If you've never tried a draft simulator before, it allows you to play Bengals GM for as many rounds of the draft as you want. The simulator begins making picks in order, and then when it's your turn, you can

make trades or go ahead and pick. It's a good way to get to know the players who might be available when the Bengals around the clock in late April. Dane Brugler from The Athletic went first and chose Maryland cornerback Deante Banks in the first round, Northwestern defensive lineman at A Tommy wa at a bare in the second, and Iowa tight end Sam Laporta in the third. He

received an a minus grade from Pro Football Focus. Pete Prisco from CBS Sports chose Utah tight end Dalton Kincaid in round one, Washington State linebacker day On Henley in round two, and BYU offensive tackle Blake Freeland in round three. He received a b Ryan Fowler from the Draft Network chose Oregon State tight end Luke Musgraven round one, Syracuse offensive tackle Matthew Bergeron in round two, and Maryland cornerback Jakorean Bennett in round three. He received a B minus.

Now time for contestant number four. We are about to do a three round mock draft with Charles Davis from CBS Sports. And here's the concept I have called up the PFF mock Draft simulator. The Bengals have the twenty eighth pick. We're not allowed to make trades, but we will see who gets selected with the first twenty seven picks, and then you will be on the clock with pick number twenty eight. So here we go. The draft has started. These names are running off the clock very quickly. I've

got this set at a high speed. So with pick twenty seven, the Buffalo Bills just selected South Carolina cornerback Cam Smith. The pit defensive tackle who ran the great forty Collijah Canty went a couple of picks before that, Nolan Smith, who ran an unbelievable forty yard dash. The edge rusher from Georgia went twenty fifth. So now the Bengals are on the clock. Here are some of the

guys that are available, Charles. We've got Zay Flowers, the wide receiver from BC Deonte Banks from Maryland, a corner that's a need for the Bengals. Andre Carter edge rusher from Army, Dalton kincaide tight end from Utah, Anton Harrison tackle from Oklahoma, Will McDonald edge rusher from Iowa State, Antonio Johnson safety from Texas. A at am Luke Musgrave

another of the highly rated tight ends. I'm scrolling a little bit more so you can check out who's on the board, all right, Okay, Well, based off of what I've seen on the board and what I perceive is needs go down a little bit more for me, Dan, I'm adding to the tight end room with Dalton kincaid out of Utah. I've heard comparisons to Travis Kelsey. Nobody says as good as Travis Kelsey's the best in the league.

He's the best in the league, but a great receiving tight end because you've got a quarterback who finds anyone who happens to be open. Chart everyone doubling your receivers and the whole deal. Dunkin Kake could make make cave really early. Early. With a twenty eighth pick in the twenty twenty three NFL Draft, Charles Davis has selected Utah tight end Dalton Kincaid in an extremely deep tight end class, Kincaid is considered by many of the draft gurus to

be the best pass catching threat. In one game against USC last year, he had sixteen catches for two hundred thirty four yards. With Hayden Hurst signing with Carolina, the Bengals obviously have a need at tight end, but Kincaid might not be there at pick number twenty eight. Most of the mock drafts I've looked at have Kincaid going a few picks before Cincinnati is on the clock. Now, let's see who Charles Davis selected in round two. All Right,

that pick is in. Now we are flying through the second round, and we'll see who was available to the Bengals with their late second round pick. All Right, fun I think it's fun too. Here are the guys that are still available for the Bengals in the second round. Andre Carter edge rusher from Army Tank, Dell speedy receiver, great return man from Houston. Linebacker Dayon Henley from Washington

state wide receiver Josh Downs or North Carolina. Carl Brooks edge rush from Bowling Green, Garrett Williams cornerback from Syracuse. Nick herbig edge rusher from Wisconsin. Matthew bergeron tackle from Syracuse. Bengals might have a needed right tackle depending on the Collins. All right, who do you want? I want? Sydney Brown safety, Illinois. Sydney Brown Sallinois. I saw him down there. Every year there's a guy I always call the I call always say,

the patron saint of instincts in the modern game. On the back end, it's Tyrant Matthew. No one had better instincts. You know, he's that guy. And every year I look for someone that kind of who's my Tyrant Matthew of this year, even if you're not as quite a good player. In recent years it's been um Antoine Winfield coming out in Minnesota. Go into Tampa Bay, who want a Super Bowl it's been Elijah Molden coming out going to Tennessee, dinged up a little bit last year. Sydney Brown has

those kind of instincts playing a safety position. Pretty sure Jesse Bates isn't gonna be around correct and this kid six interceptions last year, tackles fiercely in the run game. Sydney Brown goes back there as well and keeps increasing what they're doing. Because you took Das Hill last year, right, who's the corner around in Aska, Kim Taylor Britt, Taylor Britt. With Taylor Britt stays at corner Dax Hill, you can play all over the place. I like Sydney Brown going in.

There's a pure safety. Keep in mind that Charles made that pick before Von Bell left and Nick Scott signed, so he might go in a different direction now, but then again, maybe not. Sidney Brown ran a four four seven forty at the combine with a forty and a half inch vertical leap. He's number fifty seven on the PF Top one hundred big board. Now time for charles third and final pick. The mock draft simulator is racing to get to the Bengals third round pick, and here

we go. Buffalo just took a Georgia safety, Christopher Smith. Oh Tyler Scott, the wide receiver from UC went two picks ahead to the Dallas Cowboys. Tank Dell is still on the board. Ye. Then we have Carl Brooks, Bowling Green, Nick Herbig Wiscon Sam Laporta. You've already drafted a tight end. He's from Iowa, Trevius Hodges, Tomlinson from TCU. He's a corner, von Our chain Our Shane. I'm not sure how it's pronounced. He's a running back. We've got Michael Wilson, a wide

receiver from Stanford. I'll scroll down a few more. See if anybody floats your boat from the guys that are still remaining on the PF mock Draft. I'm going to cover myself because I think I'm gonna cover myself with a runner for Cincinnati because not quite sure what's I do believe this mojp Ryn's free agent. He is not quite sure what happens with Joe Mixon because now we're

talking about a terrific football player, terrific running back. But money's always a consideration, and there's a quarterback coming up. It might have to get a few dollars along the way. So I like the young man out of UAB, Dwayne McBride. We won't see him here at the combine. I don't believe with thing. He's got a hamstring injury, but he's a terrific run catch it out of the backfield. I just like the fact that you covered yourselves. Now, I

know Chris Evans doesn't want to hear that. Treb Elways doesn't want to hear that. I get it. But with the style of offense the Cincinnati plays, a high volume, heavy duty runner is a good thing to have running back to. Wayne McBride out of UAB is number eighty on the PF Big Board after rushing for more than seventeen hundred yards last year. He ran for at least one hundred and twenty in every game but one, and finished his college career with two hundred and seventy two

yards on sixteen carries against Louisiana Tech. But one big negative about Nickbride is that he only caught five passes in three years at UAB. Now let's find out how PF graded those picks. But this ends his space that want to see if I graduated like B minus C minus d minus. Oh the pain I'm in right now. Oh the pain I'm in right now. I guess I will not be invited to the PF rat party when this thing is all over. Well, if it makes you feel any better, I have not received a good grade

on a three round mock yet. I'm not sure what it takes to get a good grade, since Dwayne McBride is one of the top players that they had listed still available. In any case, I think the Bengals would be really happy with Kincaid and Brown are the first two picks, no doubt about it, and I think they'd be happy with McBride. But obviously PFF doesn't agree with me, so I've got to go with their ranking for now.

We'll see how it all plays out. But this is like Adam Sandler and mister Deeds who was trying to get his card published by hall those Hallmark people. That's a tough nut to crack. I think the PF people are the same people. This is fine. I appreciate you being a good sport Thanks so much, and I always appreciate your expertise. Always great to see you. Thanks for everything. They'll have another NFL expert mock draft next week, that's

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