Bengals hosting Ohio State defender Ty Hamilton for pre-draft visit

Another potential draft target for the Bengals on the defensive line.

The Cincinnati Bengals are busily preparing themselves for the upcoming draft as they are hosting potential late-round target defensive tackle Ty Hamilton out of Ohio State, per Hamilton’s Instagram.

Hamilton is ESPN’s 17th-ranked defensive tackle in this year’s draft class and is listed as their No. 130 overall prospect. The 6-foot-3, 300-pound defensive tackle isn’t as much of a pass rusher as he is a run-stopping boulder. He’s quick off the ball and does a great job getting to his space and staying put, opening things up for the guys behind him.

The Bengals are also hosting first-round defensive tackle prospect Walter Nolen this week as well. While Nolen would certainly cost the Bengals their first-round pick, a guy like Hamilton would go quite a bit later, possibly on Day 3. If the Bengals like what they have in Kris Jenkins, McKinnley Jackson, and T.J. Slaton, or if the defensive tackles available at 17 aren’t to their liking, they could look to a guy like Hamilton later in the draft.

Hamilton finished the 2024 National Championship season with 51 tackles, including six for a loss, 3.5 sacks and a forced fumble.