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Jackson Carman says heading home to play is "the perfect scenario"

Carman, the mammoth left tackle who started 27 games over the last three seasons for Clemson, heard his name called during Friday night’s second round of the NFL Draft, and he couldn’t be happier with his destination.

Carman heard his name called early Friday night as the Cincinnati Bengals picked him No. 46 overall in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Carman hails from Fairfield, Ohio, a short 30-minute drive up the interstate from Cincinnati.

"I could not picture a better scenario,” Carman said. “This is crazy thinking about the journey and where the game of football has taken me in my life.