The Bengals took Georgia offensive tackle Amarius Mims with the No. 18 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
It's easy to see why they were interested in the 6-8, 340-pound Mims, but some believe it's a risky pick due to his lack of experience (only eight college starts).
Bengals Director of Player Personnel Mike Potts doesn't believe Mims is a "high ceiling, low floor" prospect, even though he's inexperienced.
"I don't necessarily agree that he has a low floor honestly when watching his tape," Potts said on the Locked on Bengals podcast. "His tape's really, really good. There's honestly not a whole lot that you could nitpick or poke holes in about his tape. Yeah, he only started eight games, but he played a lot more snaps than your average guy that only started eight games. He was in a rotation with some high end draft picks.
"It's not a guy that's really inconsistent. You [don't] just see the flashes and the highs and the lows on his tape. I think he's pretty even in his high level of production when you watch his tape. I don't necessarily think that he's a low floor, high ceiling prospect. We kinda view him as a high floor, high ceiling prospect."
Watch the entire interview with Potts, which includes insight on their other picks in the draft here.
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