The Cincinnati Bengals appear to have found some keepers last April
It looks as if the Bengals found themselves some solid players in last April’s NFL Draft. OT Andre Smith (1st round, #6 overall) might not be one of them as he has not got onto the field yet this season. He has bust written all over him. LB Rey Maualuga (2nd round, #38 overall) makes up for the pick of Smith. He has 30 tackles, 1 sack, 3 tackles for a loss, 2 forced fumbles and he has defensed 1 pass. The best is yet to come from Maualuga who is a very solid inside linebacker. DE Michael Johnson (3rd round, #70 overall) will start getting more playing time with Antwan Odom out for the year so he will have to show what he can do. Johnson has 12 tackles and he has defensed 3 passes so far this season. TE Chase Coffman (3rd round, #98 overall) has been a bust so far this season as he hasn’t caught any passes despite the need for a TE that can catch some passes. C Jonathan Luigs (4th round, #106 overall) has played in 5 games (0 starts) so far this season. He looks like he will be a decent backup for now and maybe more down the road. Punter Kevin Huber (5th round, #142 overall) has started since the day he became a Bengal. He didn’t have to go to far to play in the NFL as he was a Cincinnati Bearcat in college. Huber has punted the ball 37 times for 1,604 yards (43.4 avg) this season. He has only 2 touchbacks (5.4%) and he has pinned the opposing team inside the 20-yard line 12 times (32.4%) this season. Huber has also carried the ball 1 time this season and he has 1 tackle. CB Morgan Trent (6th round, #179 overall) has 10 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and he has defensed 1 pass this season. RB Bernard Scott (6th round, #209 overall) has been solid as a rookie for the Bengals. He has carried the ball 16 times for 62 yards (3.9 ypc) and he has also caught 1 pass for 14 yards. Scott has also returned 2 kickoffs for 55 yards (27.5 avg) and he has 1 tackle. RB Fui Vakapuna (7th round, #215 overall), DE Clinton McDonald (7th round, #249 overall) and WR Freddie Brown (7th round, #252 overall) have not played for the Bengals this season. Maualuga, Huber and Scott make this draft a success for the Bengals. But, Smith, Johnson, Trent and Luigs could make this a outstanding draft if they help the Bengals down the road.

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