Breaking down the Bengals’ selection of Jordan Battle

Safety? That’s right. The Cincinnati Bengals selected Jordan Battle with their third-round pick. The 6-foot-1, 209-pound Bama product was a three-year starter and was one of the highest safeties in the draft, but a safety?

We are all used to nation analysts not having a clue about the Bengals, so we all just shook our heads when they listed safety as a need. The fans and locals did not put an emphasis on the position, instead putting faith in free agent Nick Scott as well as the two draftees from a year ago.

How were we wrong?

What he brings to the Bengals

Pedigree: Battle played for a highly competitive high school program, then chose to attend the University of Alabama. He has trained and…