Griever Posted July 18 Report Share Posted July 18 NFL 2022 'Out of Nowhere' Breakout Team: Bengals running back highlights five ready to surprise These players aren't normal breakout candidates, but they could stun this season By Chris Trapasso https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-2022-out-of-nowhere-breakout-team-bengals-running-back-highlights-five-ready-to-surprise/ Chris Evans, Bengals Evans has the backstory tailor-made for the Out Of Nowhere Breakout Team. The No. 9 all-purpose back in the 2016 recruiting class, ahead of backs like Josh Jacobs, Evans averaged a seismic 7.0 yards per carry as a freshman at Michigan on 88 attempts but never quite reached his perceived potential over the course of his career, and he missed the entire 2019 campaign due to academic issues that led to a full-year suspension. The talent is undeniable with Evans. Check his combine workout, it's first-round caliber, with 90-plus percentile broad and vertical jumps and blisteringly fast agility-drill times. Even after what was easily marked as a disappointing collegiate career relative to the recruitment and freshman year hype, the Bengals rolled the dice in the sixth round of the 2021 draft. Of course, Joe Mixon is Cincinnati's feature back, and Samaje Perine is the locked-in backup, so Evans only saw 17 rushes during the regular season. He averaged 4.5 yards per pop, a respectable figure, and forced an encouraging five missed tackles on those attempts. Evans proved to be a formidable receiving option too, which is probably where the most value of his future lies. He averaged 10.1 yards per catch on 15 receptions and forced another five whiffs by defenders. He's thick, bouncy, an effortless pass catcher. In short, he has the juice to threaten Perine for to be second in line for out-of-the-backfield touches on a dynamic Bengals offense. If he gets that opportunity -- and I think he'll get more action than he saw as a rookie -- Evans will bust out in Year 2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cricket Posted July 18 Report Share Posted July 18 1 hour ago, Griever said: I don’t want to read anything about players being injured lifting weights…😒 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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|High School Harry| Posted July 18 Report Share Posted July 18 WOO HOO!!! My Bengals tix just got here. I get hard copies rather than the app stuff. Now I'm REALLY ready for some football. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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|BlackJesus| Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 Tom Brady tweeted at Chase with regards to his low 87 rating on Madden ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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membengal Posted July 19 Author Report Share Posted July 19 Should we start a camp news thread? Could break it up week by week - rookies report Saturday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 2 minutes ago, membengal said: Should we start a camp news thread? Could break it up week by week - rookies report Saturday. Please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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|BlackJesus| Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 Mixon in leaping tiger uni ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|BlackJesus| Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 2 Bengals made the list ... (Warrick should be top 3 imo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griever Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 15 minutes ago, BlackJesus said: Mixon in leaping tiger uni ... Again, please oh please let this happen. This uni alone essentially made me a fan in my youth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|BlackJesus| Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 Burrow is the most efficient QB in the NFL on 3rd and 4th down ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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|Montana Bengal| Posted July 21 Report Share Posted July 21 Malik Wright confirmed that Cam was in Ohio today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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