The Cincinnati Bengals snag WR Jordan Shipley in the third round
The Bengals needed a slot receiver and they got a good one in Jordan Shipley out of Texas. They used the 84th overall pick (third round) on Shipley. Without putting too much pressure on Shipley he reminds me a lot of Wes Welker. He will help the Bengals in a lot of areas as he was a holder for kicks and he returned punts and kickoffs at Texas. Shipley is small at 5’11″, 190 pounds and he runs a 4.55 40 as he is not the fastest guys around, but, he has good moves after the catch and he lives for going over the middle. Shipley played in 14 games (all starts) with the Longhorns last season and he caught 116 passes for 1,485 yards (12.8 avg) with 13 TD grabs. He played in 53 games (35 starts) in his four years in Texas in which he caught 248 passes for 3,191 yards (12.9 avg) with 33 career TD grabs. This was another solid pick for the Bengals as Shipley is a tough little football player.
