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Well go alphabetically, and the 0:02:07.600 --> 0:02:10.600 first two players happen to be from the same school, 0:02:10.880 --> 0:02:15.600 Alabama guard Tyler Booker and Crimson Tide linebacker Jahad Campbell. 0:02:16.040 --> 0:02:19.960 I talked about that duo in reverse order with former 0:02:20.080 --> 0:02:25.160 Alabama quarterback and current Crimson Tide radio analyst Tyler Watts. 0:02:26.720 --> 0:02:31.160 Tyler Jahad Campbell let Alabama and tackle sacks and forced fumbles. 0:02:31.200 --> 0:02:35.519 He has described as a explosive, physical athlete. What will 0:02:35.560 --> 0:02:38.000 an NFL team get in Jahad Campbell? 0:02:38.760 --> 0:02:40.160 Are you universatile player? 0:02:40.480 --> 0:02:42.400 A guy who can play in the box but also 0:02:42.520 --> 0:02:45.760 get out and coverage. He has the length to be 0:02:45.760 --> 0:02:48.000 able to fight off of blockers, but also the speed 0:02:48.040 --> 0:02:48.720 to be able to get. 0:02:48.600 --> 0:02:49.320 Him to the perimeter. 0:02:49.480 --> 0:02:52.440 So he's a tool that a lot of defenses at 0:02:52.480 --> 0:02:55.880 that next level will definitely find a place to plug 0:02:55.960 --> 0:02:59.960 him in. He's a workhorse. He has played through Andrew. 0:03:00.080 --> 0:03:02.679 He's a lot of motivation in his background as well, 0:03:02.720 --> 0:03:06.040 which always has taken into consideration. But just a really 0:03:06.040 --> 0:03:09.680 good guy to the teammates obviously love him. He works hard, 0:03:09.880 --> 0:03:12.600 he plays even harder, and you're right, he just goes 0:03:12.639 --> 0:03:13.600 about his business. 0:03:13.639 --> 0:03:15.880 And we used to look up at the stat sheets. 0:03:15.639 --> 0:03:17.320 At the end of all the games and say, well, 0:03:17.360 --> 0:03:19.480 I guess he's leading in tackles again with ten eleven, 0:03:19.560 --> 0:03:20.639 twelve tackles on the day. 0:03:20.680 --> 0:03:22.280 It's Geehi Campbell. 0:03:22.520 --> 0:03:24.760 He's just really versatile player that can do a lot 0:03:24.760 --> 0:03:26.360 of different things for defenses. 0:03:26.880 --> 0:03:27.240 Tyler. 0:03:27.280 --> 0:03:30.520 You mentioned pass coverage. It's so important now in the NFL, 0:03:30.560 --> 0:03:32.360 and he's a big guy at two hundred and thirty 0:03:32.400 --> 0:03:36.280 five pounds. How good is he in that aspect of 0:03:36.320 --> 0:03:36.680 his game? 0:03:37.200 --> 0:03:40.680 He was one of the better that Alabama had at 0:03:40.360 --> 0:03:42.880 that level. He was asked to do a lot of 0:03:42.920 --> 0:03:48.360 different things, and you're right. As offenses continue to diverse 0:03:48.360 --> 0:03:51.280 in what they're able to do with personnel and especially 0:03:51.320 --> 0:03:53.880 understanding who you have in your division, it's important to 0:03:53.960 --> 0:03:57.720 have a kind of hybrid guy that can do multiple things, 0:03:57.960 --> 0:04:01.160 and Jahad definitely has the ability to. 0:04:01.440 --> 0:04:03.640 He's a quick learner and he's been asked. 0:04:03.360 --> 0:04:05.480 To do a couple of different roles in his college 0:04:05.520 --> 0:04:10.080 career but always adjusted to him quickly. And that's pretty important, 0:04:10.120 --> 0:04:12.760 I think, is just the ability to not be scared 0:04:14.120 --> 0:04:16.120 to have a guy that's just a one size he 0:04:16.160 --> 0:04:18.719 can only do one thing rather but just someone who 0:04:18.760 --> 0:04:20.760 is willing to tack along and be asked to do 0:04:20.880 --> 0:04:24.480 multiple things and takes it, you know, with a proper 0:04:24.520 --> 0:04:26.599 mindset and is willing to go out there and do it. 0:04:26.640 --> 0:04:29.080 But the talent is definitely there, and like we said, 0:04:29.120 --> 0:04:31.640 the work ethic, just his background and what he's been through. 0:04:31.880 --> 0:04:34.760 He definitely wants to achieve and be the best player 0:04:34.760 --> 0:04:35.159 that he can. 0:04:35.839 --> 0:04:39.520 He's a former defensive end. How harre his instincts as 0:04:39.560 --> 0:04:42.640 a linebacker, they're good and. 0:04:42.600 --> 0:04:46.039 They got better as he got more into that role 0:04:46.080 --> 0:04:49.560 of playing in the middle of really recognizing and being 0:04:49.600 --> 0:04:52.760 in position, you know, And that's an instinct that a 0:04:52.800 --> 0:04:55.880 lot of people who don't play the game don't truly understand. 0:04:55.920 --> 0:04:58.240 It's not just lined up recognizing what an offense is 0:04:58.279 --> 0:05:01.200 doing and then reacting to its. Certain guys just have 0:05:01.279 --> 0:05:03.960 a better feel than others of where the balls go 0:05:04.040 --> 0:05:06.719 and where people are, how to keep their feet clean, 0:05:06.839 --> 0:05:10.120 how to keep guys staying off of them, And joh 0:05:10.279 --> 0:05:14.720 definitely did improve in that area as he got more comfortable. 0:05:14.760 --> 0:05:18.040 And I think that there's a learning curve anytime that 0:05:18.080 --> 0:05:20.479 you're plugging somebody into a new system or. 0:05:20.480 --> 0:05:23.360 A new team. It's just it takes time. 0:05:23.400 --> 0:05:26.920 But how quickly can you get up that and learn 0:05:26.960 --> 0:05:29.520 your role and do it well and effectively is important. 0:05:29.600 --> 0:05:33.080 Joha definitely showed improvement from year one to year two 0:05:33.360 --> 0:05:35.800 because last year was a transition year was an entirely 0:05:35.880 --> 0:05:38.600 new defense that they were running, going from Nick Saban 0:05:39.120 --> 0:05:41.040 to what the new coaching staff under Killing de Bor 0:05:41.200 --> 0:05:42.040 was asking him to do. 0:05:42.120 --> 0:05:44.839 But he adjusted and stepped into that role and took 0:05:44.839 --> 0:05:45.360 it head off. 0:05:45.640 --> 0:05:49.279 The status of one of the Bengals starting linebackers, Jermaine Pratt, 0:05:49.320 --> 0:05:51.960 is up in the air. He's a possible cap casualty 0:05:52.320 --> 0:05:56.240 he's requested to trade as a result. Is Jahad ready 0:05:56.279 --> 0:06:00.120 to start for a good NFL team on day one? 0:06:01.720 --> 0:06:02.760 That's a great question. 0:06:02.880 --> 0:06:07.400 Is anybody really ready to start both mentally emotionally. 0:06:08.240 --> 0:06:11.479 Physically. I think yes. I think that he fits. 0:06:11.200 --> 0:06:14.680 The mold of what a lot of other NFL defensive 0:06:14.680 --> 0:06:16.239 personnel possess. 0:06:16.400 --> 0:06:19.000 I mean, he's a physical guy that can run around. 0:06:19.640 --> 0:06:21.840 I think you're always concerned about the mental aspect of 0:06:21.920 --> 0:06:24.320 it because so much, I mean, that's all y'all do 0:06:24.400 --> 0:06:27.560 at that level is football, and that could be an 0:06:27.560 --> 0:06:30.000 advantage for him though not having the other distractions of 0:06:30.080 --> 0:06:34.480 having to kind of balance life allow in school along 0:06:34.520 --> 0:06:37.080 with football, but just being solely focused on the. 0:06:37.080 --> 0:06:38.400 Football aspect of it. 0:06:39.120 --> 0:06:42.400 He definitely is intelligent enough to be able to step 0:06:42.440 --> 0:06:45.200 into that role. I'm sure that there's always limitations with 0:06:45.279 --> 0:06:46.800 any rookie that you're relying on. 0:06:46.880 --> 0:06:48.640 However, I think that he. 0:06:48.560 --> 0:06:52.320 Does possess a lot of the characteristics that you're looking 0:06:52.320 --> 0:06:55.960 for that make you feel comfortable about plugging him into 0:06:56.080 --> 0:06:57.080 a position like that. 0:06:58.080 --> 0:07:00.960 The other Alabama player being linked to Cincinnati in the 0:07:00.960 --> 0:07:03.520 first round of mock drafts his guard, Tyler Booker. He 0:07:03.600 --> 0:07:06.080 was the left guard for Alabama the last couple of years. 0:07:06.400 --> 0:07:10.080 He's a big man nearly six five weighs three twenty plus, 0:07:10.400 --> 0:07:15.040 long arms, big hands. Described Tyler Booker, I think. 0:07:14.880 --> 0:07:18.320 Every quarterback who has ever played at any level would 0:07:18.360 --> 0:07:20.760 love to have five dollar Bookers across the front. 0:07:21.400 --> 0:07:22.680 This guy is physical. 0:07:23.280 --> 0:07:27.960 He is an emotional leader, a ton of personality and 0:07:28.040 --> 0:07:32.280 emotion and just energy and he's a fun guy to watch. 0:07:32.920 --> 0:07:35.440 I used to love calling him out on the radio broadcast. 0:07:35.480 --> 0:07:37.000 Who's winning the first five plays? 0:07:37.040 --> 0:07:38.640 He was going to be drive blocking. 0:07:39.080 --> 0:07:42.600 A linebacker, a defensive end, you know, twenty yards down 0:07:42.600 --> 0:07:44.920 the field, and then trying to continue to get that 0:07:44.960 --> 0:07:48.440 pancake block. It's just a ball of energy who approaches 0:07:48.480 --> 0:07:51.720 the game the right way. Incredible locker room, got tons 0:07:51.720 --> 0:07:52.840 of personality. 0:07:53.360 --> 0:07:55.800 I mean, he's what you want in an offensive lineman. 0:07:55.960 --> 0:07:58.360 And the fact that he's not lazy, He works hard 0:07:58.680 --> 0:08:02.200 and he wants to improve his every single day. I 0:08:02.200 --> 0:08:04.720 think that every franchise in the league would love to 0:08:04.760 --> 0:08:06.280 have Tyler Booker on the roster. 0:08:06.480 --> 0:08:08.680 Well, you are a former quarterback, so that is a 0:08:08.800 --> 0:08:12.920 rave review. Job Number one in Cincinnati is obviously protecting 0:08:13.000 --> 0:08:17.200 Joe Burrow is past protection his strength and were there 0:08:17.240 --> 0:08:19.600 any types of rushers that gave him trouble? 0:08:20.360 --> 0:08:23.880 You know, he really did a nice job on that 0:08:23.960 --> 0:08:27.000 interior line. And of course playing guard is always beneficial. 0:08:27.160 --> 0:08:28.960 You're not as on an island quite as much as 0:08:29.040 --> 0:08:31.840 you are at the tackle positions. But he always did 0:08:31.840 --> 0:08:33.520 a really nice job with the twists and the stunts 0:08:33.559 --> 0:08:35.480 and the games that were played up front of making 0:08:35.520 --> 0:08:37.719 sure that he was protecting the quarterback. We saw very 0:08:37.760 --> 0:08:42.520 few pressures up the middle last season in the backfield 0:08:42.520 --> 0:08:44.840 at Alabama, a lot of pressure came on the edges. 0:08:45.320 --> 0:08:47.880 So yeah, I mean, once again, there's a learning curve 0:08:47.960 --> 0:08:51.040 for every rookie, regardless of what position that you're playing. 0:08:51.400 --> 0:08:53.320 But the more snaps you get under your belt, the 0:08:53.320 --> 0:08:56.440 more experience you have, more times you view all these 0:08:56.480 --> 0:09:00.280 different packages that defenses have, then you definitely have a 0:09:00.280 --> 0:09:03.200 better chance of winning those matchups. But it still comes 0:09:03.240 --> 0:09:07.400 down to personnel and personnel. And he's a physical guy. 0:09:07.440 --> 0:09:10.640 He moves his feet will he's good in space, and 0:09:10.760 --> 0:09:13.560 a lot of those characteristics I know are what makes 0:09:13.600 --> 0:09:16.000 successful offenses at the next level. 0:09:16.000 --> 0:09:18.040 You're always dependent on those guys upfront. Skill. 0:09:18.080 --> 0:09:20.800 Guys always are making the plays, but it's how well 0:09:20.800 --> 0:09:23.719 can you protect and create holes up front that really 0:09:23.840 --> 0:09:26.120 drive your success. And Tyler Booker is good. I mean 0:09:26.120 --> 0:09:29.560 he's good in all the phases. Good in space, good 0:09:29.559 --> 0:09:32.560 in the tackle box, good and run blocking. So he'd 0:09:32.600 --> 0:09:33.280 be a huge kit. 0:09:34.280 --> 0:09:38.160 Tyler Wats is our guest. The Bengals love drafting team captains. 0:09:38.320 --> 0:09:42.160 Tyler was one. Sometimes the best player in the team 0:09:42.200 --> 0:09:44.800 is just automatically named the captain. But based on some 0:09:44.840 --> 0:09:47.280 of the things you said earlier, it sounds like his 0:09:47.400 --> 0:09:49.720 leadership qualities really stood out. 0:09:50.000 --> 0:09:54.160 And that was so important as we transition from coach 0:09:54.160 --> 0:09:56.520 Shaban to coach to Boor and it was a big 0:09:56.600 --> 0:09:59.600 question mark. A lot of guys have the ability to leave, 0:09:59.720 --> 0:10:04.560 but was seniors like Tyler Booker who maintained that locker 0:10:04.600 --> 0:10:06.679 room and kept the guys in check and said, let's 0:10:06.679 --> 0:10:08.800 finish what we started together. And he had even made 0:10:08.800 --> 0:10:11.360 a comment along the way that he had bounced around 0:10:11.360 --> 0:10:14.280 a lot at the high school level, played at multiple programs, 0:10:14.880 --> 0:10:18.320 and even referenced on several occasions that Alabama was the 0:10:18.360 --> 0:10:20.440 longest he had ever stayed in one place, and he 0:10:20.480 --> 0:10:23.480 appreciated that he felt like it was home and he 0:10:23.559 --> 0:10:26.640 wanted everyone else to understand how special of a place 0:10:26.720 --> 0:10:29.360 it was. So just a huge presence in the locker 0:10:29.440 --> 0:10:31.840 room of keeping guys focused and motivated on what their 0:10:31.880 --> 0:10:34.640 main goal was and making sure that he challenged the 0:10:34.640 --> 0:10:37.480 fellows across the ball from him to get better on 0:10:37.520 --> 0:10:38.320 a daily basis. 0:10:39.240 --> 0:10:43.040 If you had to forecast his NFL future, what will 0:10:43.040 --> 0:10:43.560 it look like? 0:10:44.760 --> 0:10:48.120 But with so much of it depends on systems in 0:10:48.280 --> 0:10:49.600 front office and things. 0:10:49.480 --> 0:10:51.200 Of that nature at that level. 0:10:51.520 --> 0:10:53.959 But I know he possesses all the skill set that 0:10:54.480 --> 0:10:57.240 made for successful offensive linemen, and I think that he 0:10:57.280 --> 0:10:59.800 can have a really good career because he's not going 0:10:59.880 --> 0:11:02.800 to You're gonna get it frustrated if things don't go well. 0:11:02.800 --> 0:11:03.880 It's just gonna work harder. 0:11:04.360 --> 0:11:06.400 And I think that that's the first thing that you're 0:11:06.440 --> 0:11:08.520 wanting to look for, is not someone who's looking for 0:11:08.559 --> 0:11:11.560 an easy ride, but a worker who could fight through 0:11:11.600 --> 0:11:15.280 paying fight through challenges, and just continue to try to improve. 0:11:15.280 --> 0:11:16.920 Because he loves the guys that he plays with. 0:11:17.800 --> 0:11:21.040 Fox Sports draft expert Rob rang has the Bengals taking 0:11:21.080 --> 0:11:24.560 Booker in his latest mock, and Campbell was mel Kiper's 0:11:24.640 --> 0:11:29.080 most recent pick. The athletics draft guru Dan Brugler has 0:11:29.080 --> 0:11:32.000 Booker ranked number twenty four overall in his top one 0:11:32.080 --> 0:11:37.400 hundred and Campbell number fourteen. The NFL Networks Daniel Jeremiah 0:11:37.600 --> 0:11:41.360 has Booker number twenty overall and Campbell way up there 0:11:41.559 --> 0:11:46.199 at number nine. Up next, South Carolina safety Nick Emon Worri. 0:11:46.640 --> 0:11:50.439 He's number seventeen on the Brugler list and number fifteen 0:11:50.679 --> 0:11:52.320 on Jeremiah's rankings. 0:11:52.720 --> 0:11:53.520 Here's J. C. 0:11:53.960 --> 0:11:57.840 Sherbert, the co host of the Inside the Gamecock Show. 0:12:00.120 --> 0:12:03.160 Nick Emon Warri ran a four to three eight forty 0:12:03.200 --> 0:12:06.760 at the combine. He brought jumped in insane eleven six 0:12:07.280 --> 0:12:10.439 and he's a big guy six three, two twenty. What's 0:12:10.440 --> 0:12:14.120 an NFL team getting if it drafts Nick Emon Warri? 0:12:15.440 --> 0:12:19.200 Well, I think, like you said, he's the freak. Athleticism 0:12:19.240 --> 0:12:20.200 really jumps out. 0:12:20.360 --> 0:12:20.600 You know. 0:12:20.720 --> 0:12:24.440 Cam Chancellor is a player the South Carolina defensive backs coach. 0:12:24.520 --> 0:12:27.560 Tory and Gray coached at Virginia Tech, and he also 0:12:27.640 --> 0:12:31.840 coached Nick at South Carolina and they're very similar types 0:12:31.880 --> 0:12:35.640 of players. You don't find guys like this at safety 0:12:35.720 --> 0:12:41.280 very often, just with the size athleticism combo that Nick possesses. 0:12:41.880 --> 0:12:43.720 But I'll also say this, he's not. 0:12:43.920 --> 0:12:46.440 You know, some guys are really athletic, and you know, 0:12:46.520 --> 0:12:50.160 the football part of it's very average, you know, particularly 0:12:50.200 --> 0:12:54.480 when it comes to with taller safeties sticking their neck 0:12:54.600 --> 0:12:57.040 in and sticking their head in and making tackles. 0:12:57.080 --> 0:12:59.480 And Nick is an elite tackler. 0:12:59.880 --> 0:13:03.959 He gets leverage, he's a hard hitter, he's a willing 0:13:04.120 --> 0:13:06.520 guy to stick his nose in there. A very tough 0:13:06.559 --> 0:13:10.880 football player, you know, almost a throwback in this futuristic 0:13:11.880 --> 0:13:15.440 elite athletes body in that regard. And then his ball 0:13:15.480 --> 0:13:19.360 skills really came home this year with regards to being 0:13:19.400 --> 0:13:21.760 able to break on the ball, to get the man 0:13:21.920 --> 0:13:25.560 coverage and cover a fast receiver, you know, all the 0:13:25.600 --> 0:13:28.320 things you look for in a guy that can create 0:13:28.360 --> 0:13:32.559 turnovers and defend the pass. Nick has and he's learned 0:13:33.000 --> 0:13:35.760 through the years how to use that length that he 0:13:35.880 --> 0:13:39.520 has to his advantage in the past game as well. 0:13:39.559 --> 0:13:41.679 You know, that's part of the development process he went 0:13:41.720 --> 0:13:43.120 through at South Carolina. 0:13:43.640 --> 0:13:47.000 The Bengals love drafting team captains, and Nick was one 0:13:47.040 --> 0:13:50.120 at South Carolina. Describe what you observed in terms of 0:13:50.160 --> 0:13:51.560 his leadership and work ethic. 0:13:52.960 --> 0:13:53.679 He's a guy that. 0:13:53.720 --> 0:13:57.200 Really, you know, set the example for a lot of 0:13:57.320 --> 0:14:01.280 younger players in the program with how he worked at it, 0:14:01.760 --> 0:14:04.599 how he competed every time he got on the field, 0:14:05.200 --> 0:14:08.040 how you know, the toughness that he plays with when 0:14:08.080 --> 0:14:10.800 he's in games. You know, he's not a guy that 0:14:10.880 --> 0:14:13.560 takes plays off, not a guy. 0:14:13.360 --> 0:14:15.360 That's you know, pulls up and you. 0:14:15.280 --> 0:14:17.920 Know, even in games that Carolina would may have lost 0:14:18.760 --> 0:14:21.040 if he's out there on the field competing, he's competing. 0:14:21.240 --> 0:14:23.920 You know, He's not a guy that you know, loafs 0:14:24.520 --> 0:14:27.320 or or anything like that. So that the leadership portion 0:14:27.480 --> 0:14:32.120 of it, you know, is really by example and sets 0:14:32.160 --> 0:14:34.640 the tone with how he plays the game each and 0:14:34.680 --> 0:14:35.280 every snap. 0:14:36.320 --> 0:14:40.080 Do you see him primarily as a center fielder type 0:14:40.160 --> 0:14:43.320 running sideline to sideline or better suited to play closer 0:14:43.320 --> 0:14:44.360 to the line of scrimmage. 0:14:45.120 --> 0:14:47.160 You know, I think he's a guy that could do both, 0:14:48.120 --> 0:14:50.760 and that's the beauty of him. You know, I mentioned 0:14:51.400 --> 0:14:54.720 he's very good in the box against the run. I 0:14:54.760 --> 0:14:56.800 don't think he's a guy that you look at and 0:14:56.840 --> 0:15:00.600 go linebacker long term. I know, you know, some some 0:15:00.640 --> 0:15:04.520 amateur scouts kind of saw that about him when he 0:15:04.560 --> 0:15:08.040 got to South Carolina, and you know, outside people were, oh, 0:15:08.080 --> 0:15:10.720 he probably a linebacker one day. I don't see that, 0:15:10.880 --> 0:15:14.520 but I definitely think in a nickel position or a 0:15:14.560 --> 0:15:17.080 position that does play close to the line of scrimmage, 0:15:17.360 --> 0:15:20.320 he's more than capable, probably even very good at that. 0:15:21.720 --> 0:15:24.080 But he also can cover, he can get man coverage, 0:15:24.160 --> 0:15:24.720 and he can. 0:15:24.600 --> 0:15:27.200 Be that center field or I think it really depends 0:15:27.200 --> 0:15:29.680 on the scheme and the personnel of the franchise. 0:15:30.800 --> 0:15:31.000 You know. 0:15:31.040 --> 0:15:32.200 The beauty of him. 0:15:32.080 --> 0:15:36.640 Is his versatility, and that sounds strange, you know for 0:15:37.080 --> 0:15:41.720 a safety that's got that kind of freaky athleticism and measurables, 0:15:41.720 --> 0:15:44.440 because a lot of times those guys are either or guys, 0:15:44.680 --> 0:15:46.080 but Nick can do both. 0:15:47.040 --> 0:15:48.640 I just think it kind of depends on how he. 0:15:48.640 --> 0:15:51.920 Fits in with the team, but certainly, you know, I 0:15:51.960 --> 0:15:55.120 think he can thrive in either environment. 0:15:55.200 --> 0:15:57.960 How about that, jac I'm going to wrap this up 0:15:58.000 --> 0:16:01.320 by asking you to peer into the future. What kind 0:16:01.320 --> 0:16:03.080 of role do you think he's ready to play as 0:16:03.080 --> 0:16:05.920 a rookie and what kind of NFL career do you 0:16:05.960 --> 0:16:08.000 anticipate for Nick Eman Warren. 0:16:09.560 --> 0:16:12.640 Well, you know, the guys like Nick that love football 0:16:13.280 --> 0:16:15.520 and they compete every play tend to have good in 0:16:15.560 --> 0:16:19.800 a careers if they stay healthy. Of course, the injuries 0:16:19.800 --> 0:16:23.400 are part of the game. As a rookie, I think 0:16:23.800 --> 0:16:28.600 when you're talking about the complexities of an NFL system, 0:16:29.160 --> 0:16:32.440 he did play, you know, a somewhat complicated defense of 0:16:32.480 --> 0:16:35.000 South Carona, but it's always It's not like he came 0:16:35.040 --> 0:16:37.480 out and played for Nick Saban and Alabama, where you 0:16:37.560 --> 0:16:39.800 have a ton of checks and reads and all that 0:16:39.840 --> 0:16:43.680 good stuff, you know, under Clayton White of South Carolina. 0:16:43.760 --> 0:16:47.080 So I would think initially, you know, if I were 0:16:47.160 --> 0:16:50.400 drafting him, depending on who else I have that playing 0:16:50.480 --> 0:16:53.640 closer to the line of scrimmage, because of his size 0:16:53.640 --> 0:16:57.520 and his tackling ability and his willingness to tackle the 0:16:57.600 --> 0:17:00.640 run game, that would probably be the role as a 0:17:00.680 --> 0:17:03.200 freshman or sorry, as a rookie I would start off with. 0:17:03.800 --> 0:17:06.480 But in time, you know, he can do just about anything. 0:17:07.720 --> 0:17:10.800 Ryan Wilson, a draft expert for CBS Sports, has the 0:17:10.840 --> 0:17:14.600 Bengals picking Emon Warre in his latest mock and Bengals 0:17:14.600 --> 0:17:18.440 beat reporter Paul Dayner junior from the Athletic called Emon 0:17:18.560 --> 0:17:22.960 Worri and the previously mentioned Tyler Booker as good first 0:17:23.040 --> 0:17:27.080 round fits in a story he wrote this week. Up next, 0:17:27.160 --> 0:17:32.600 alphabetically Michigan defensive tackle Kenneth Grant, a six', four three 0:17:32.680 --> 0:17:36.200 hundred and thirty pound moose who played nose tackle and 0:17:36.280 --> 0:17:40.000 three technique for The. Wolverines after Taking Chris jenkins in 0:17:40.040 --> 0:17:42.639 the second round last, year could The bengals take his 0:17:42.760 --> 0:17:46.720 former teammate in the first round this? Year here's FORMER 0:17:46.840 --> 0:17:51.760 nfl offensive Lineman John, jansen the radio analyst On michigan football. 0:17:51.760 --> 0:17:54.879 Broadcasts he's got a lot of. 0:17:54.960 --> 0:17:57.000 Upside he's a guy that could go in there and 0:17:57.040 --> 0:18:00.520 contribute right, away BUT i think his best year are 0:18:00.560 --> 0:18:03.600 going to, be you, know, two, three, four and five 0:18:03.800 --> 0:18:06.679 down the, road because there's still a lot that he 0:18:06.760 --> 0:18:07.320 needs to work. 0:18:07.359 --> 0:18:08.920 On and when he. 0:18:08.920 --> 0:18:12.040 Was making the decision of whether to make that jump 0:18:12.080 --> 0:18:14.480 to THE nfl or to come back for another, year 0:18:15.080 --> 0:18:17.560 that was part Of he's very aware of, that which 0:18:17.960 --> 0:18:20.359 leads you to believe that if he is aware of 0:18:20.400 --> 0:18:22.800 his weaknesses going into THE, nfl. 0:18:22.880 --> 0:18:24.000 He's addressing those. 0:18:24.160 --> 0:18:27.320 Already some of it's pad, level some of it's just 0:18:27.560 --> 0:18:31.119 technique that he's willing to put the time and effort into. 0:18:31.160 --> 0:18:35.160 Doing but you, know he is he's a, monster and 0:18:35.240 --> 0:18:40.760 he's got an unreal athletic ability for, it being as 0:18:40.800 --> 0:18:42.560 big as he. Is AND i know one of the 0:18:42.680 --> 0:18:45.480 highlights that there they'll will show whenever he's taken off 0:18:45.480 --> 0:18:49.800 the board is his ability twenty five yards down the 0:18:49.800 --> 0:18:52.800 field to run down one of The Penn state running. 0:18:52.840 --> 0:18:55.760 Backs he's just he's, big. 0:18:55.600 --> 0:18:59.960 He's, Powerful he's a little bit, Raw but the upside 0:19:00.320 --> 0:19:01.160 is is certainly. 0:19:01.200 --> 0:19:04.680 There he's three hundred thirty. Pounds is it a good 0:19:04.760 --> 0:19:08.199 three thirty or could his weight be a concern going? Forward? 0:19:09.240 --> 0:19:09.440 OH i. 0:19:09.440 --> 0:19:12.080 DON'T i don't see his weight being a. Concern AND 0:19:12.119 --> 0:19:14.240 i mean he's so, young And i've got a you, 0:19:14.240 --> 0:19:17.320 know different perspective now that That i'm you, know no 0:19:17.440 --> 0:19:19.960 longer playing And i've seen guys come and go and 0:19:20.119 --> 0:19:22.920 how they change their bodies being in THE. Nfl if 0:19:22.920 --> 0:19:25.680 he plays his entire career at three, thirty. 0:19:26.920 --> 0:19:31.439 He'll he'll be a beast in the weight room and you, 0:19:31.440 --> 0:19:33.119 know continue to, grow continue to. 0:19:33.160 --> 0:19:36.400 Develop but, yeah he's not a he's not a sloppy 0:19:36.440 --> 0:19:38.480 three thirty. 0:19:37.800 --> 0:19:40.760 The bengals are looking for an interior pass. Rush does 0:19:40.840 --> 0:19:43.240 he consistently push the pocket or is he more of 0:19:43.280 --> 0:19:43.560 a run. 0:19:43.600 --> 0:19:44.040 Stopper? 0:19:44.720 --> 0:19:45.760 Oh, no he can push the. 0:19:45.800 --> 0:19:48.480 Pocket and one of the great things about him, is 0:19:49.240 --> 0:19:51.560 especially if If trey ends, up. 0:19:51.480 --> 0:19:54.200 You, know playing for The bengals next, YEAR i think 0:19:54.240 --> 0:19:56.480 he's a great one two. Punch not only can. 0:19:56.359 --> 0:20:00.639 He push the pocket by swim spin and you, know 0:20:00.720 --> 0:20:04.400 elite get, off he does a great job of working 0:20:04.400 --> 0:20:08.040 with other defensive linemen and setting up twists and whether 0:20:08.080 --> 0:20:09.840 it's et, te he. 0:20:09.880 --> 0:20:11.040 Works really well in that. 0:20:11.080 --> 0:20:14.800 Situation and and so you compare him with a guy 0:20:14.880 --> 0:20:18.640 Like Trey hendrickson and really do some. Damage but if 0:20:18.640 --> 0:20:22.639 he doesn't get home and and he's just relying on brute, 0:20:22.680 --> 0:20:25.520