(7) BYU at (8) Texas Tech 12:00 p.m. ET
In a battle of top ten teams BYU heads to Texas Tech. While Texas Tech certainly has more draft-eligible prospects to watch, BYU has some interesting players of their own.
Specifically for the Bengals, I could see them being interested in a player like Isaiah Glasker at the linebacker position. After trading Logan Wilson, the Bengals are fully moving forward with the youth movement at the position. Glasker is a 6’5” 240 240-pound converted safety. He has been a playmaker for the Cougars, not only with his tackling production but also with five interceptions over the past two seasons.
For Texas Tech, they are loaded on the defensive line. Take your pick between Romello Height, David Bailey, Skyler Gill-Howard, and Lee Hunter as prospects to watch. For this game, I would keep an eye on Lee Hunter. Hunter transferred to Texas Tech from UCF ahead of the 2025 season. Hunter is one of only two players this year with a pass rush win-rate on true pass sets over 17% and a stop rate as a run defender higher than 9.5%.
The other projected top 10 selection is Peter Woods. The Bengals could use a player who can do both on the interior defensive line.
(9) Oregon at (20) Iowa 3:30 p.m. ET
The Cincinnati Bengals could continue trying to invest in the defensive end position. So far, it doesn’t appear they have hit on Myles Murphy. Shemar Stewart is still a rookie, but the early returns are not promising there either. Do they go back to the position again this year? If they do, Matayo Uiagalelei from Oregon is a player that they would typically be interested in. He fits their normal size profile for the position, being 6’5” and 270 pounds.
Iowa has some fun defensive line prospects of their own with Max Llewellyn and Aaron Graves. Graves could be a mid-round player to keep an eye on for Cincinnati. They desperately need to upgrade the pass rush from the interior defensive line. That is the area that Graves could help with. He isn’t the best run defender, but adding some juice to rush the quarterback is a necessity. Graves has been productive rushing the passer with a variety of pass-rushing moves, quick feet, and active hands as a former high school wrestler.
(NR) LSU at (4) Alabama 7:30 p.m. ET
This game has lost a bit of the hype it would normally have, with LSU not being ranked at this point of the season. When these two teams play, you can never count on the other one, though. A fun rivalry SEC night game with NFL draft prospects all over the place.
One of my favorite prospects as a fit for the Cincinnati Bengals from LSU is safety AJ Haulcy. Haulcy is a transfer from Houston. He has been one of the few bright spots game-in and game-out for the Tigers. He has a great build for a safety at 5’11” and 222 pounds. He is instinctive and reliable as a run defender. In addition, he has nine career interceptions.
For Alabama, I would say Kadyn Proctor is a prospect to watch as a Bengals fan. It isn’t that I want them to draft this player; in fact, it is quite the opposite. This prospect terrifies me as a tackle for the next level. I don’t think he has the foot speed to stick at the position. At 6’7” and 360 pounds, he has the size that the Bengals have traditionally liked for the position. It feels like a pick the Bengals would make to be the heir apparent to Orlando Brown Jr., while setting the franchise back several years in doing so.
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