2019 NFL Mock Draft, Week 13: Jets land Nick Bosa, Raiders score big
By Randy Gurzi
8. Cincinnati Bengals: Devin White, LB, LSU
After a hot start, the Cincinnati Bengals faded out the past few weeks and things aren’t looking to get much better. They already have dealt with injury concerns at wideout with A.J. Green missing time. Now, they will also have to go with Jeff Driskel under center for the remainder of the season as Andy Dalton was sent to I.R. after suffering a thumb injury during their embarrassing loss to the Cleveland Browns.
As bad as their recent defeat was, it’s the defense that has been the biggest letdown. They were carved up by rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield in Week 12, which came after being run all over by another rookie quarterback in Lamar Jackson. It wasn’t only Jackson who ran all over them in that defeat either as the entire Baltimore roster had their way with the Bengals defense.
Here they try and shore some of that up with a linebacker who can fly from sideline to sideline in Devin White. The LSU product had 133 tackles as a sophomore and added another 115 this season. Cincinnati would benefit from having someone like him manning the middle of their defense. And with the way Baltimore and Cleveland have been building up their rosters in the AFC North (a division that already has the Pittsburgh Steelers), they will need it.