AFC North rookie grades: How has each team's top pick fared?

The undersized 182-pound corner is starting to prove he can hang with anybody in the NFL.

Grade: B+

Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle Amarius Mims (No. 18 overall pick)

The massive 6-foot-8, 340-pound offensive tackle was drafted by the Bengals with the hope he can serve as one of quarterback Joe Burrow's bodyguards for many years to come.

However, the hope was that didn't need to happen right away, since Mims was a raw prospect with just eight career starts during his collegiate career at Georgia.

That changed on Monday night, however, when right tackle Trent Brown suffered a season-ending knee injury.

Mims played the final 39 offensive snaps of the game and allowed his first sack. He will have to play better now as a full-time starter for 0-3 Cincinnati.

Grade: C+

Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Mike Hall Jr. (No. 54 overall pick)

Hall was supposed to bring some much-needed youth to the Browns' aging defensive line, but he was placed on the commissioner's exempt list to start the 2024 season due to a recent arrest.

The 21-year-old was arrested following a domestic dispute, which he pleaded no contest to in court last Thursday.

Hall remains away from the team, and the NFL is reviewing his case for possible punishment.

He registered 45 tackles and six sacks during his three-year career at Ohio State.

Grade: Incomplete

Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Troy Fautanu (No. 20 overall pick)

Following an impressive preseason debut, it was clear that Fautanu was going to be the Steelers' starting right tackle.

However, the 6-foot-4, 317-pound offensive tackle injured his knee in the game, which sidelined him for the rest of the preseason.

Fautanu made his return and started against the Denver Broncos in Week 2. He looked the part, allowing zero sacks on 55 offensive snaps, but ahead of Pittsburgh's Week 3 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers, he reaggravated his knee injury.

Unfortunately, the team decided it was best to shut him down for the rest of the regular season, as he will have surgery to repair the ligament damage. There is a chance he could return for the playoffs, though.

Grade: B-