A Look At The Bengals 2021 College Free Agent Class
Cincinnati Bengals
Geoff Hobson
A look at the Bengals' six college free agents they signed after the draft, a group that takes the field Friday morning in Paul Brown Stadium with the 10 draft picks for a one day rookie minicamp.
P DRUE CHRISMAN 6-3 209 OHIO STATE
Local all the way ... Grew up half-hour from Paul Brown Stadium in Indiana ... punted, quarterbacked, played defense at Cincinnati's LaSalle High School ... Hyperextended elbow requiring Tommy John surgery ended throwing career ... Mustered enough to complete 21-yard pass on fake punt in 2019 Big Ten title game ... Four-time academic all-Big Ten ... three-time all-Big Ten Conference ... second-team all-conference 2020 ...Two-time semifinalist for Ray Guy Award for top punter in nation ... Averaged personal-best 45 yards per punt in 2020 ... Averaged 44 yards per punt over career to rank fourth in school history ... 83 punts downed inside the opponents' 20 ... Already has made huge kick in city on 41-yard field goal with 10 seconds left as LaSalle beat Colerain, 39-36, in one of those mega Friday Night Lights games ... Consensus No. 1 punter in 2016 recruiting class after helping LaSalle win back-to-back Division II Ohio championships ... Proposed to wife during halftime of 2019 Ohio State spring game as he held for her in field-goal contest ... BORN: 6/30/97 ... HOMETOWN: Lawrenceburg, IN