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Small-School Linebacker Drawing Attention
Posted by Aaron Wilson on March 29, 2009, 3:55 p.m. EDT
Grand Valley State draft prospect Dan Skuta worked out for 17 NFL teams at his Pro Day, auditioning as a linebacker, fullback and tailback.

According to Gil Brandt of NFL.com, the Cincinnati Bengals were one of the teams on hand to watch Skuta.

Skuta registered a 4.72 in the 40-yard dash, also turning in a 35-inch vertical leap and a 9-9 broad jump. Plus, he bench pressed 225 pounds 20 times.

Skuta is hoping to become the latest Grand Valley draft pick.

It’s a list that includes wide receiver David Kircus (Detroit Lions, 2003), defensive tackle Keyonta Marshall (Philadelphia Eagles, 2005) and cornerback Brandon Carr (2008, Kansas City Chiefs).
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Interesting...smokescreen?

[quote]Jared Cook Aims High
Posted by Mike Florio on March 30, 2009, 9:06 p.m.

Though it’s a foregone conclusion that Brandon Pettigrew of Oklahoma State will be the first tight end whose name is called on draft day, South Carolina’s Jared Cook is hoping to cement himself as No. 2.

According to Omar Kelly of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Cook has already had private workouts with the Dolphins, Rams, and Saints. On Tuesday, Cook will work out for the Browns. On Wednesday, it’ll be the Jags.

Next week, he travels to Atlanta.

[b]During his Pro Day workout, Cook was worked out by tight end coaches from the[/b] Eagles, [b]Bengals,[/b] and Steelers.

Cook raised eyebrows at the Scouting Combine, running the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds and jumping 41 inches vertically, 123 inches broadly.

Then again, Vernon Davis raised eyebrows, too.[/quote]
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[quote]Former University of Cincinnati linebacker Ryan Manalac will be working out for the Cincinnati Bengals on April 14th. Originally projected as an undrafted free agent, the Pickerington, Ohio native now has a chance to sneak into the latter frames of the 2009 draft after a very strong Pro Day showing on March 19th. Manalac (5' 11", 237), who led Cincinnati with 82 tackles last season, ran the 40 yard dash in 4.65 & 4.68 seconds, displayed a 36.5" vertical leap, 10' 4" broad jump and completed the short shuttle in just 4.26 seconds. He also did 28 bench press reps, at 225 pounds, for N.F.L. scouts.[/quote]
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[quote][b]Bengals | Interested in Reed[/b]
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J.J. Pesavento, of NFLDraftBible.com, reports the Cincinnati Bengals will work out University of Oregon LB Nick Reed and have scheduled a visit with Reed.[/quote]

[quote][b]Bengals | Knox scheduled to work out[/b]
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J.J. Pesavento, of NFLDraftBible.com, reports Abilene Christian WR Johnny Knox is scheduled to work out for the Cincinnati Bengals.[/quote]
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Johnny Knox might be the fastest guy in the draft. Played at a low level of competition (JC and then Abilene Christian), but might fit as a return guy and a slot guy. Has pretty good size, actually. Another WR to take a shot at later on who can really run is Mike Wallace of Ole Miss.

Michael Johnson, ex-Olympian, now has a company that trains athletes, and one area they specialize in is getting guys ready for the NFL.... and he said of all of the athletes he has had, Mike Wallace is the one he thought could have been a world-class track athlete. He's pretty green as a FB player, but he's got really good size, and he can run. Really came on as a junior and senior.
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Matt Simon, WR, Northern Illinois


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NFL | Simon receiving interest
Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:40:17 -0700

J.J. Pesavento, of NFLDraftBible.com, reports Northern Illinois WR Matt Simon is drawing interest from the Chicago Bears, Jacksonville Jaguars and Carolina Panthers, and will visit the Cincinnati Bengals April 15-16.

KFFL.com

Colin Dow, OG, Montana


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Bengals | Dow worked out
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:18:26 -0700

Josh Buchanan, of NFLDraftBible.com, reports the Cincinnati Bengals held a private workout with University of Montana OG Colin Dow.

KFFL.com

Al Afalava, SS, Oregon State


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Bengals | Afalava to visit
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:44:25 -0700

Josh Buchanan, of NFLDraftBible.com, reports the Cincinnati Bengals are scheduled to meet with Oregon State SS Al Afalava

KFFL.com

Derek Cox, CB, William and Mary


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Bengals | D. Cox to visit
Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:58:51 -0700

J.J. Pesavento, of NFLDraftBible.com, reports William and Mary CB Derek Cox has a visit with the Cincinnati Bengals.

KFFL.com

Bill Rentmeester, FB, Wisconsin


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Bengals | To hold private workout with Rentmeester
Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:02:45 -0700

J.J. Pesavento, of NFLDraftBible.com, reports the Cincinnati Bengals will hold a private workout with University of Wisconsin FB Bill Rentmeester.

KFFL.com

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I want to see a mock where you can only use these players through round 6

2 LB Aaron Curry Wake Forest
3 OT Jason Smith Baylor
5 OT Eugene Monroe Virginia
6 DE Brian Orakpo Texas
8 CB Malcolm Jenkins Ohio St
9 WR Jeremy Maclin Missouri
12 OT Michael Oher Mississippi
15 RB Chris Wells Ohio St
16 LB Rey Maualuga USC
17 LB Brian Cushing USC
18 RB Knowshon Moreno Georgia
26 LB Clay Matthews USC
27 LB James Laurinaitis Ohio St
28 DE Robert Ayers Tennessee
31 RB Donald Brown Connecticut
33 OC Alex Mack California
34 CB Alphonso Smith Wake Forest
37 WR Kenny Britt Rutgers
38 LB Clint Sintim Virginia
39 RB LeSean McCoy Pittsburgh
40 OC Max Unger Oregon
41 DE Michael Johnson Georgia Tech
43 OT William Beatty Connecticut
44 TE Jared Cook South Carolina
45 WR Brian Robiskie Ohio St
52 OT Jamon Meredith South Carolina
54 OC Eric Wood Louisville
55 LB Connor Barwin Cincinnati
58 LB Marcus Freeman Ohio St
82 RB Rashad Jennings Liberty
88 CB Mike Mickens Cincinnati
99 LB Jasper Brinkley South Carolina
108 RB Mike Goodson Texas A&M
111 WR Mohammed Massaquoi Georgia
113 OG Trevor Canfield Cincinnati
116 RB Cedric Peerman Virginia
120 OT Fenuki Tupou Oregon
130 OT Jason Watkins Florida
132 WR Austin Collie BYU
137 RB Kory Sheets Purdue
140 S Brandon Underwood Cincinnati
146 CB DeAngelo Smith Cincinnati
154 OT Cornelius Lewis Tennessee St
157 CB Donald Washington Ohio St
166 OT Joel Bell Furman
170 OG Tyronne Green Auburn
171 WR Johnny Knox Abilene Christian
178 RB Jeremiah Johnson Oregon
184 OT Augustus Parrish Kent St
185 FB Brannan Southerland Georgia
187 WR Mike Wallace Mississippi
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looks like we are definately targeting one of our picks to be on a FB. That makes at least 3 reported FB's we're bringing in of the 30 players we're allowed to bring in.

[quote]Cal Fullback On The Move
Posted by Aaron Wilson on April 10, 2009, 12:36 p.m.
Cal fullback Will Ta’ufo’ou has been scheduled for visits with the Arizona Cardinals, Minnesota Vikings, [b]Cincinnati Bengals [/b]and the Jacksonville Jaguars, according to a league source.

Ta’ufo’ou, who wasn’t invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, is a 5′11,” 253-pound bruising blocker rated as one of the top fullbacks available in the NFL draft.

Ta’ufo’ou never fumbled in four seasons and wasn’t tackled for a loss.

“Will is vital to our offense” Cal coach Jeff Tedford said during an interview with the school’s official athletic Web site. “The fullback plays such a big part in our run game. And Will combines intelligence and instinct for the game with his very physical play.”

Added running backs coach Ron Gould: “Will is the toughest player I have ever coached.”

Ta’ufo’ou was a standout high school running back who developed into a fullback at the collegiate level, where he blocked for Marshawn Lynch and J.J. Arrington.

“I have really come to appreciate blocking,” said Ta’ufo’ou, who graduated from Cal with honors. ”The feeling of getting a good clean block, pancake them or pop their helmet off, whatever, a big hit, something that’s going to change the play.”[/quote]
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more guys added today:


Derek Kinder, WR, Pittsburgh

Andre Brown, RB, NC State

Jake Richardson, P, Miami

Jovan Belcher, DE/OLB, Maryland

Jerome Johnson, FB, Nevada-Reno y)


[url="http://boards.bengals.com/showthread.php?t=42154&page=4"]http://boards.bengals.com/showthread.php?t=42154&page=4[/url]
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NFL Draft Q&A: OT Gerald Codogan
By Ed Thompson
Scout.com Senior NFL Analyst
Posted Apr 10, 2009


He's a Dean's List student. He assists those in need off the field in many different ways. He's a talented musician and singer. He's [b]Penn State offensive tackle Gerald Cadogan,[/b] who's going to be drafted by an NFL team at the end of the month. Learn more about him in the exclusive Scout.com Q&A feature.

For the past two seasons, the left tackle position at Penn State has been manned very capably and somewhat quietly by Gerald Cadogan, the man who took over the key position in the Nittany Lions' offense after Levi Brown was selected in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals.

A humble and hard-working player, Cadogan became a highly-respected member of the Penn State community not only for how well he played football, but for what he did off the field as well.

A Dean's List student, Cadogan balanced his very full life with a passion for music, his personal faith and community service. The Special Olympics and the Make-A-Wish Foundation are just two of the many organizations he supported off the field while also serving on the school's Student-Athlete Advisory Board.

The 6-foot-5, 309-pound lineman has plenty of game experience at both the tackle and guard position, and he's both athletic and intelligent enough to play either position successfully at the next level. The Oakland, California native has [b]drawn interest from a number of NFL teams, including the Cincinnati Bengals,[/b] Tennessee Titans, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs.
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[quote name='Bengals1181' post='762772' date='Apr 10 2009, 02:05 PM']looks like we are definately targeting one of our picks to be on a FB. That makes at least 3 reported FB's we're bringing in of the 30 players we're allowed to bring in.[/quote]


That guy is a real mean lead blocker.
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Gerald Codogan, OT, Penn State

[quote]The 6-foot-5, 309-pound lineman has plenty of game experience at both the tackle and guard position, and he's both athletic and intelligent enough to play either position successfully at the next level. The Oakland, California native has drawn interest from a number of NFL teams, including [b]the Cincinnati Bengals,[/b] Tennessee Titans, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs.

[url="http://profootball.scout.com/2/855463.html"]http://profootball.scout.com/2/855463.html[/url][/quote]
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regarding Cedric Peerman:

[quote]Peerman was one of those prospects who responded well to Bengals running backs coach Jim Anderson during the week of practice at the Senior Bowl. The way I hear it, the Bengals coaching staff was quite smitten with the runner in Mobile.

“Coach Anderson helped me with my footwork and gave me pointers of things to work on while in Mobile,” Peerman said in a recent phone interview. “What he told me has really helped me out thus far. Coach was very good to talk to because he was so real. He was so truthful and wasn’t going to sugarcoat anything. I just enjoyed being around him and that whole experience.”

[url="http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs..._day_2_ge.html"]http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs..._day_2_ge.html[/url][/quote]
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[quote]Brandon Myers Racking Up The Miles
Posted by Aaron Wilson on April 14, 2009, 7:27 p.m.

University of Iowa tight end Brandon Myers is visiting the Houston Texans, Oakland Raiders and the Seattle Seahawks this week, according to a league source.

Myers has also visited the Chicago Bears and the Cincinnati Bengals.

The 6′4,” 250-pound tight end ran the 40-yard dash between 4.72 and 4.78 seconds at his Pro Day workout at Iowa, also posting a 31-inch vertical leap and a 9-8 broad jump.

Myers was named All-Big Ten honorable mention last season.[/quote]
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Ohio U CB Mark Parson

[quote]04/14/09 - [b]CB Mark Parson[/b] has met with four other NFL teams since his March 12 pro day and has a private workout scheduled with Cincinnati on April 14, accoring to the Dayton Daily News. He is due to meet with Oakland the following day. The paper reported that Parson ran a 4.4-second 40-yard dash at his pro day, posted a 37.5-inch vertical jumpm and bench pressed 225 pounds 22 times. However, a hamstring injury suffered during his first 40 run prevented him from going through positional drills or running the shuttle drill.[/quote]
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History has shown not all productive players in the draft come from BCS schools. Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (Delaware) and Cardinals cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (Tennessee State) are just two small school players who made big impacts last year. So who are the top small school sleepers in this year's draft? Here are a dozen names to remember.

• Walter Mendenhall/RB/Illinois State: Younger brother to Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashad Mendenhall, the Illinois State product is just as big and strong carrying the ball. His game film is outstanding as Walter shows power on the inside, speed in the open field and the ability to slip tackles then create yardage. [b]The Cincinnati Bengals have shown a lot of interest in Walter; they brought him into their facility for an official visit.[/b]

[url="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/04/20/small.school/index.html?eref=T1"]http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/foot...ex.html?eref=T1[/url][b][/b]
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[quote name='Bengals1181' post='756679' date='Mar 17 2009, 07:30 PM']We've had a thread like this the past few years and its usually helped in identifying potential players we draft or sign as we tend to grab at least 1-2 guys on the list.

(I didn't link sources for much of this, most of it was found on either Profootballtalk.com, or Gil Brandt's blog on [url="http://blogs.nfl.com/category/pro-days/"] )http://blogs.nfl.com/category/pro-days/[/url]

[b]Guys we've gone and worked out:[/b]

[b]Bernard Scott, RB - Albeline Christian[/b]

Billy Malone, QB - Albeline Christian

Donald Brown, RB - Connecticut (scheduled to)

Patrick Cowan, QB, UCLA






[b]Guys we talked to at the combine:[/b]
(has anyone heard about any of these?)

Augustus Parrish, OT, Kent State

Robby Felix , C, UTEP

Juan Garcia, C, Washington

Jason Watkins, OT, Florida

Fenuki Tupou, OT, Oregon

Jasper Brinkely, MLB, South Carolina



[b]Guys/schools whose Pro Day we have attended:[/b]


Jason Smith, OT - Baylor


Colorado State (for RB Gatrell Johnson?)

Blake Schlueter, Center - Texas Christian

University of Toledo (haven't seen which 4 players participated, other than that Nick Moore wasn't one of them)

Ohio State - 29 teams were present, I would assume we were one of them (prospects of note: MLB Laurinaitis, LB Freeman, WR Robiskie, RB Beanie Wells, OT Alex Boone, CB Donald Washington, QB Todd Boeckman, WR Brian Hartline, WR Nick Moore - of Toledo) - Video: [url="http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/03/16/steelers-contingent-attends-ohio-state-pro-day/"]http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/03/16/steelers-c...-state-pro-day/[/url]

Cincinnati - Attended by Marvin, and I'm sure others on the Bengals staff. (Players of note: TE/DE/LB Connor Barwin, DB Deangeolo Smith, DT Demetrius Byrd, DB Brandon Underwood, DB Mike Mickens, OG Trevor Canfield, WR Dominic Goodman, P Kevin Huber)

Missouri - attended by WR coach Mike Sheppard (players of note: WR Jeremy Maclin)


Virginia - attended by OL coach Paul Alexander (players of note: LT Eugene Monroe, LB Clint Sintim, RK/KR Cedric Peerman)

Georgia - attended by RB coach Jim Anderson (players of note: RB Knowshon Moreno, WR Mohammed Massequoi, FB Branne Southerland)

Texas A&M (players of note: RB Mike Goodson)

Wake Forest (players of note: LB Aaron Curry, CB Alphonso Smith)

BYU - RB coach Jim Anderson (players of note: [b]RB Fui Vakapuna, [/b]Wr Austin Collie, OL Dallas Reynolds, OL Travis Bright, OL Rey Feinga)

Tennessee - DL coach Jay Hayes (players of note: DE Robert Ayers)

Texas - TE coach Johnathan Hayes (players of note: DE Brian Orakpo, WR Quan Cosby)

Mississippi (players of note: OT Michael Oher, DT Peria Jerry, WR Mike Wallace)

Temple - DL coach Jay Hayes (players of note: DT Terrance Knighton (6-3 1/4, 317 pounds))

Nevada-Reno - (players of note: FB Jerome Johnson)

Grandvalley State/Michigan Tech/Hillsdale College/Ferris State - Assistant LB coach Paul Guenther (players of note: Grand Valley State DL Dan Skuta (6-2 1/2, 249 pounds), Michigan Tech DB Robert Haynes (5-9 1/4, 191 pounds) and Hillsdale LB Tom Korte (6-0 1/4, 236 pounds) - [i]Skuta worked out at DL, LB, FB and HB. Sounds like he's a heck of an athlete.[/i]

Furman - assistant DB coach Louie Cioffi (players of note: CB William Middleton, OT Joel Bell)


South Carolina - TE coach Johnathan Hayes (players of note: TE Jared Cook, MLB Jasper Brinkley, OT Jamon Meredith)

USC - [b]LB coach Jeff Fitzgerald (players of note: MLB Rey Maualuga,[/b] LB Brian Cushing, LB Clay Matthews) - [b][i]reportedly Fitz personally worked out Maluauga[/i][/b]

Mike Mitchell, Safety, Ohio University

[b]Georgia Tech (players of note: DE Michael Johnson)[/b]






[b]Guys being brought in for personal workouts (you're allowed 30):[/b]
[i](These will typically begin April 1 according to Hobson)[/i]

Beanie Wells, RB - Ohio State (per Dayton Daily News) - first week of April

Aaron Curry, LB - Wake Forest (per SI.com) - April 1st

Jason Smith, OT - Baylor [url="http://forum.go-bengals.com/index.php?showtopic=47533&st=0&#entry757015"]http://forum.go-bengals.com/index.php?show...mp;#entry757015[/url]

Knowshon Moreno, RB - Georgia [url="http://forum.go-bengals.com/index.php?showtopic=47533&st=0&#entry757015"]http://forum.go-bengals.com/index.php?show...mp;#entry757015[/url]

Jeremy Maclin, WR - Missouri [url="http://forum.go-bengals.com/index.php?showtopic=47533&st=0&#entry757015"]http://forum.go-bengals.com/index.php?show...mp;#entry757015[/url]


Eric Wood, C - Louisville

Michael Oher, OT - Mississippi
[b]
Fui Vakapuna, RB/FB - BYU[/b]

LeSean McCoy, RB - Pittsburgh

Donald Brown, RB - Connecticut

Kenny Britt, WR - Rutgers

Tyronne Green, OG - Auburn

Rashad Jennings, RB - Liberty

DeAngelo Willingham, DB - Tennessee

Nick Reed, LB/DE - Oregon

Johnny Knox, WR - Albeline Christian

Matt Simon, WR - Northern Illinois

Colin Dow, OG, Montana

Al Afalava, SS, Oregon State

Derek Cox, CB, William and Mary

Bill Rentmeester, FB, Wisconsin

Cornelius Lewis, OT, Tennessee State

Dudley Guice, WR, Northwestern State

Jake Ingram, LS, Hawaii

Augustus Parrish, OT, Kent State

Adam Leonard, LB, Hawaii

Will Ta’ufo’ou, FB, Cal

Derek Kinder, WR, Pittsburgh [url="http://boards.bengals.com/showthread.php?t=42154&page=3"]http://boards.bengals.com/showthread.php?t=42154&page=3[/url]

Andre Brown, RB, NC State [url="http://boards.bengals.com/showthread.php?t=42154&page=3"]http://boards.bengals.com/showthread.php?t=42154&page=3[/url]

Jake Richardson, P, Miami [url="http://boards.bengals.com/showthread.php?t=42154&page=4"]http://boards.bengals.com/showthread.php?t=42154&page=4[/url]

Jovan Belcher, DE/OLB, Maryland [url="http://boards.bengals.com/showthread.php?t=42154&page=4"]http://boards.bengals.com/showthread.php?t=42154&page=4[/url]

Jerome Johnson, FB, Nevada-Reno [url="http://boards.bengals.com/showthread.php?t=42154&page=4"]http://boards.bengals.com/showthread.php?t=42154&page=4[/url] (this might have been in regards to us working him out at his pro day)


DE/OLB Jovan Belcher - University of Maine

TE Brandon Myers - Iowa

CB Mark Parson - Ohio U

FB Chris Pressley - Wisconsin KFFL.com

RB Walter Mendenhall - Illinois State


[b]Local Pro Day (I don't believe these count against our 30 above, as every team gets a pro day for local prospects):[/b]

DE/OLB/TE Connor Barwin - Cincinnati

DB Mike Mickens - Cincinnati

DB DeAngelo Smith - Cincinnati

[b]P Kevin Huber - Cincinnati[/b]

LB Ryan Manalac - Cincinnati

CB Brandon Underwood - Cincinnati



[b]Guys of note we coached at the Senior Bowl:[/b]


Alex Mack, C, Cal

Max Unger, C, Oregon

Andy Levitre, OT/OG, Oregon State

William Beatty, OT, Connecticut

Trevor Canfield, OG, Cincinnati

Kory Sheets, RB, Purdue

Marcus Freeman, LB, Ohio State

Jeremiah Johnson, RB, Oregon

Morgan Trent, CB, Michigan





Please name any others, and I'll keep a running list in this post.[/quote]



so we get Huber and Vakapuna which are no surprise, as well as Bernard Scott who we showed major interest in. We also personally worked out Maualuga at his pro day. Trent we coached at the Senior Bowl.

Chase Coffman and Michael Johnson, we attended their pro days, but we hadn't really shown any other (reported) interest.
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