Thoughts on this, Bengals fans?
We’re less than a month away from the 2025 NFL Draft, and teams are doing their research and creating draft boards to help fill out their rosters. This includes bringing incoming rookies for pre-draft visits.
One such visit, according to Jordan Schultz, for the Cincinnati Bengals is Ohio State Buckeyes running back Quinshon Judkins.
Judkins was part of a one-two punch for the National Champion Buckeyes. He spent two seasons with Ole Miss before transferring to OSU for a single season. In those three seasons, Judkins rushed for 3,785 yards and scored 45 touchdowns. He and TreVeyon Henderson formed an incredible one-two punch that helped the Buckeyes win the first expanded playoff national championship.
Lance Zierlien compares Judkins to former Bengals running back Joe Mixon and says he’s “wired and built for a heavier carry count and short-yardage success.” Pairing him with the explosive Chase Brown could give an already top-tier offense an extra dimension. He’s 51st on ESPN’s big board and is their No. 4 running back in this year’s draft class behind Henderson, who is No. 3.
PFF also ranks Judkins as the fourth-best running back in this year’s draft class (53 overall) but has him ahead of Henderson.
Most believe Judkins will be a second-round pick. The Bengals don’t have extra picks to play around with. In fact, they only have six, and every one of them is extremely important. It will be interesting to see what the Bengals do, considering they have needs at guard and throughout the defense.
Ohio State RB Quinshon Judkins has several upcoming visits, including the Texans, Broncos, Bengals, Giants and Browns — while recently completing one with the Cowboys, per sources.
A fast-rising prospect in a deep RB class, one scout told me: “Pretty complete player. Trusts his… pic.twitter.com/v7Qw0D9QYL
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) April 4, 2025
