![\"Georgia](\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3939,h_2215,x_0,y_342\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/all_bengals\/01jhqqb3dxdtyty8br53.jpg\")
<\/p>\nThe Bengals need help in both areas.<\/p>\n
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Georgia defensive lineman Mykel Williams (13) goes in for a sack on Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) during the second half of the SEC championship game against Texas in Atlanta, on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. \/ Joshua L. Jones \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n CINCINNATI \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0The\u00a0Athletic’s\u00a0Dane Brugler\u00a0dropped a two-round\u00a0NFL mock draft this week. He has the Bengals rolling with Georgia edge rusher Mykel Williams at Pick 17.<\/p>\n Williams is the 11th-best player on the consensus big board and the second-best edge rusher.<\/p>\n “Last year, the Bengals drafted a toolsy offensive lineman from Georgia in the first round (Amarius Mims),”\u00a0Brugler wrote.\u00a0“They flip to the other side of the ball and do it again in this mock. Williams looked like a future top-10 pick as a freshman, but he\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0quite reach dominant status over his three seasons in Athens. The talent, however, is there for him to grow into a game-wrecker off the edge.”<\/p>\n Next, he had Cincinnati rolling with Purdue swing offensive lineman Marcus Mbow at Pick 49. The blocker played guard and offensive tackle at Purdue.<\/p>\n He is the consensus 73rd-best player overall and 10th-best offensive tackle.<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Bengals need help in both areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cincinnati-bengals"],"yoast_head":"\n