Bengals land QB Payton Thorne and OL Caleb Etienne

Etienne has some freakish measurables.

Just because the NFL Draft is over doesn’t mean all 32 teams are done working. The grind never stops, especially in the 24/7/365 league that is the NFL.

The Cincinnati Bengals are making splashes when it comes to undrafted free agents, including Ohio State center Seth McLaughlin. But the Bengals didn’t stop there.

According to Justin Melo, the Bengals signed BYU offensive lineman Caleb Etienne.

Cincinnati is also signing BYU offensive lineman Caleb Etienne. Etienne played both tackle positions and right guard in his two seasons at BYU. What stands out about Etienne is he has had to climb the mountain and work his tail off to get to this point.

Etienne started out in junior college and was a three-star junior recruit when he signed with Oklahoma State prior to the 2021 season. He started all 13 games at left tackle for the Cowboys in 2022.

Transferring to BYU after the 2022 season. Etienne replaced current Kansas City Chiefs left tackle Kingsley Suamataia in the 2024 season, where he started all 13 games at left tackle and was named First-Team All-Big 12.

The Athletic’s Dane Brugler says Etienne “is a mountain of a human with intriguing tools that can be cultivated.”

Payton Thorne was a three-time team captain in college at both Michigan State and Auburn. Thorne threw for over 10,000 yards and 86 touchdowns while also adding 1,068 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns.

Thorne started 48 games and played in 53 in his six-year college career. The Athletic’s Dane Brugler describes Thorne as a football lifer “with tools that won’t look out of place in an NFL camp.”