The Cincinnati Bengals’ security room will look dramatically completely different subsequent season. The group misplaced Jessie Bates and Vonn Bell in free company, then added former Los Angeles Rams starter Nick Scott to pair with 2022 first-round choose Daxton Hill.

One other new face was added to the combo with the ninety fifth total choose within the 2023 NFL Draft, the place the Cincinnati Bengals landed former Alabama Crimson Tide security Jordan Battle.

This choice was a part of a commerce with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, as Cincinnati initially held the 92nd choose, then traded it to Kansas Metropolis to maneuver down three spots and purchased the 217th choose in Spherical 6, which was used to take Michigan Wolverines punter Brad Robbins.

The 6-foot-1, 209-pound Battle was a two-time All-American and a group captain who recorded 71 tackles, two cross deflections, and one interception throughout 13 video games in the course of the 2022 season.

For his profession, Battle racked up 252 complete tackles, six interceptions, 6.5 tackles for loss, one sack, 10 cross deflections, and three defensive scores.

Getting into this 12 months’s draft, Battle was projected to go within the Spherical 2-4 vary, and the Bengals had been very excited to get him the place they did.

Looking forward to this fall, Battle has an excellent shot at changing into the primary security off the bench behind Hill and Scott. Nevertheless, don’t be stunned if the rookie ultimately fights his manner into the beginning lineup.