Players Team has shown Interest in...

[PalmerToCJ]

This is the biggest one so far...

Bengals looking for talent in unlikely places

There is no secret that the Cincinnati Bengals will be looking to snag another linebacker in this year's draft, and don't be surprised if they look to a small-school to get a big-time player. Hampton LB Justin Durant is believed to be showing up on the Bengals radar screen like a heat-seeking missile, and word has it that he's a Marvin Lewis favorite.

The 6-foot-1, 230-pound linebacker finished the 2006 season with 98 tackles, including 65 solo stops and was named the SBN Sports Mel Blount Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive year.

Players we've interviewed thus far (That I know about anyway)....

Justin Harrell DT Tennessee
Prescott Burgess LB Michigan
Charles Johnson DE Georgia
Jessie Daniels S LSU
Clark Harris TE Rutgers
David Harris LB Michigan

[themaninblack]

do you have any insight on this guy? we always seem to talk to people we don't ever draft(or maybe just the ones we hear about). was he at the combine? numbers?

[PalmerToCJ]

True on the we talk to people we don't draft usually.... I remember Charles Davis a TE last year said we were extremely interested and we didn't even sign him as a UDFA...

Durant ran a 4.51 and did 25 reps so extremely solid in that regard. To be honest I don't know a thing about him other than Scott's scouting report.

I remember last year Marvin's guy was Thomas Howard but I think he was hoping he would slip back to the 2nd.

[PalmerToCJ]

Here's an update I found on New Era Scouting... Sweet list showing guys we've shown interest in.



Quarterbacks:
Matt Moore, Oregon State
Jeff Rowe, Nevada
Jeff Smith, Georgetown College

Running Backs:
Lorenzo Booker, Florida State
Jon Cornish, Kansas
Justise Hairston, Central Connecticut State
Tony Hunt, Penn State
DeShawn Wynn, Florida

Fullbacks:
Le'Ron McClain, Alabama

Wide Receivers:
Jacoby Jones, Lane
Rhema McKnight, Notre Dame
Mike Walker, Central Florida

Tight Ends:
Scott Chandler, Iowa
Clark Harris, Rutgers
Zach Miller, Arizona State
Ben Patrick, Delaware

Offensive Tackles:
None

Offensive Guards:
Andy Alleman, Akron
Corey Hilliard, Oklahoma State

Centers:
None

Defensive Ends:
Victor Abiamiri, Notre Dame
Jamaal Anderson, Arkansas
Charles Johnson, Georgia
Ray McDonald, Florida

Defensive Tackles:
Jay Alford, Penn State
Justin Harrell, Tennessee
Derek Landri, Notre Dame
Ryan McBean, Oklahoma State

Outside Linebackers:
Rufus Alexander, Oklahoma
Jon Beason, Miami - He's the only one I know of so far that will be making a visit.
Prescott Burgess, Michigan
Lawrence Timmons, Florida State

Inside Linebackers:
Zak DeOssie, Brown

Cornerbacks:
Michael Coe, Alabama State
Daymeion Hughes, California
David Irons, Auburn
Marcus McCauley, Fresno State
Darrelle Revis, Pittsburgh
Usama Young, Kent State

Safeties:
Jesse Daniels, Louisiana State
Reggie Nelson, Florida
Sabby Piscitelli, Oregon State
Daren Stone, Maine

Kickers/Punters:
None