Amarius Mims is who? Cincinnati welcomes an offensive tackle prospect for the 2024 NFL draft.
The Cincinnati Bengals are aiming to add a quality player on April 25 with the 18th choice in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, which is three weeks away.
Orlando Brown Jr. and Trent Brown are two outstanding offensive tackles for the Bengals heading into the next year.
However, it doesn’t mean they won’t take a player like Georgia tackle Amarius Mims at No. 18, Oregon State tackle Tailiese Fuaga, or Alabama tackle JC Latham into consideration.
The 6-foot-7, 340-pound offensive tackle visited the Bengals in Cincinnati, according to a recent Instagram story by Mims.
What you should know about Mims, the NFL combine participant who ran a 5.07 40-yard dash:
Mims started eight college games for the University of Georgia Bulldogs.
Mims is the perfect case of a high-ceiling, high-risk prospect, ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. wrote of Mims. The risk comes because of injuries and draft picks in front of him.
The ceiling comes in when you watch him beat up on defenders, and the way he can move his feet at 340 pounds… Offensive line coaches Mims denied UGA even a single sack.
In addition, @PFF_College noted that during Georgia’s 402 pass block snaps, Mims allowed just six pressures and zero quarterback hits.Lance Zierlein’s analysis of Mims via NFL.com:
promising tackle prospect with tantalizing NFL traits and a striking build. Mims has fairly strong technique and anticipates the game well when placing his hands.
Despite his occasional inconsistency, he possesses the necessary agility and stature to produce movement and bend while making blocks while on the move.
He throws a two-handed punch that makes him slightly lean forward, but that should be fixed. Seldom does one witness him being visibly defeated by a rusher, and he is capable of recovering.
ability to act when the situation arises. Although Mims still has room to grow, he is a Day 1 prospect with the skills and attributes to be taken seriously at either tackle position.
Although he has great potential, uncertainties about his inexperience may cause early expectations to be tempered.
With the Bulldogs, Mims won consecutive national titles.Mims was a reserve for the 2021 national champions and participated in eight games.
Mims participated in 14 games in 2022, starting both the College Football Playoff semifinal matchup against Ohio State and the title matchup against TCU at right tackle.
Mims had tightrope surgery after suffering an ankle injury in the Bulldogs’ SEC opener versus South Carolina as a junior last season.
In the SEC title game, he made a comeback, but his ankle got damaged again. In the Orange Bowl game against Florida State, he did not participate.
