Bengals to host area players at annual pre-draft workout
On Tuesday (April 16), the Cincinnati Bengals will host 30 invited draft-eligible players at the team’s annual local players’ workout.
An on-field session is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. inside the IEL Indoor Facility. The on-field session will be open to media, and participants will be available to media coming off the field after the session, which is expected to be brief.
NFL teams are permitted to hold a workout for players who played their high school and/or college careers in the team’s regional area. Below is a tentative list of players scheduled to participate:
University of Cincinnati:
• DT Jowon Briggs
• DE Daniel Grzesiak
• QB Emory Jones
• WR Dee Wiggins
• HB Ryan Montgomery
• C Trevor Radosevich
• DT Malik Vann
• S Taj Ward
Miami (Ohio) University:
• S Michael Dowell
• WR Miles Marshall
• CB Yahsyn McKee
• WR Joe Wilkins Jr.
Ohio State University:
• LB Steele Chambers
• WR Xavier Johnson
• G Matt Jones
• S Josh Proctor
• HB Miyan Williams
Local high schools (college; high school):
• TE Brenden Bates (Kentucky; Archbishop Moeller)
• LB Ryan Batsch (Murray State; Loveland)
• WR Cornell Beachem (Mount St. Joseph; Winton Woods)
• DT Tyler Bentley (Pittsburgh; Lakota West)
• LB Hasan Black (The Citadel; Wyoming)
• WR Peyton Brown (Davenport; Fairfield)
• C Rusty Feth (Iowa; Colerain)
• G Eric Miller (Louisville; Mason)
• WR Tanner Knue (Eastern Michigan; Mason)
• CB JJ Ross (Western Illinois; Lakota West)
• S Cecil Singleton Jr. (Louisiana Tech; Princeton)
• CB Caleb Streat (Tiffin; Walnut Hills)
• G Keeshawn Westley (Minnesota State; Dixie Heights).
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