Jaylen Waddle Declares For the NFL Draft
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Junior wide receiver Jaylen Waddle announced that he is forgoing his senior season to enter the NFL draft.
The Houston, Texas native racked up 691 receiving yards and four touchdowns in just six games. Waddle suffered a season-ending injury on the opening kickoff against Tennessee. The receiver did return during the national championship game against Ohio State were he registered 34 receiving yards on three catches.
According ESPN Draft Analyst Todd McShay, Waddle is slated to go No. 17 to the Las Vegas Raiders. If fellow wide receiver DeVonta Smith and Waddle were to be drafted in the first round, that would be back-to-back drafts where at least two Alabama wide receivers were taken in the first round.
Jan 8, 2021
CINCINNATI The Bengals have no choice but to add multiple offensive linemen to their roster this offseason.
Cincinnati allowed the fifth-most sacks (48) in the league in 2020. Keeping Joe Burrow upright has to be their No. 1 priority moving forward. Just four teams allowed more sacks than Cincinnati this season, not something you want to see right after drafting a franchise quarterback at No. 1 overall, McShay wrote. Jonah Williams, a 2019 first-round tackle, is the only entrenched starter on the offensive line at the moment, and with Joe Burrow returning from a bad knee injury, protection will be even more important in 2021. A 2020 opt-out, Slater projects best as an interior lineman possibly at center but he also has experience at both left and right tackle. With Penei Sewell gone, Slater is the top offensive lineman on my board here and will help fix a woeful unit with growing importance to the future success of this Bengals team. But also watch for the Ben