Anonymous NFL executives weigh in on the Bengals’ 2024 NFL Draft class

Photo by John Smolek/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesThe Cincinnati Bengals added 10 new faces in the 2024 NFL Draft, and a few of their first picks were seen as riskier than most. With their first pick in the draft, the 18th overall selection, the Bengals took Georgia Bulldogs offensive tackle Amarius Mims.

Mims is massive, and he could be among the best tackles in the NFL eventually. The key word is, eventually, as there are only eight games of starting footage on the tackle, giving a wide range of how he could actually turn out.

Here’s what an anonymous NFL executive told The Athletic’s Mike Sando about the Bengals’ draft class.

“I do think there is a heightened risk aspect to their picks.…