Alabama prospects never fail to impress NFL scouts off the field, but former Crimson Tide defensive back Jordan Battle, who the Bengals selected in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft, blew Cincinnati away in the interview room.
“It was one of the best interviews I’ve been a part of,” Potts said of the team’s encounter with Battle before the draft,” director of college scouting Mike Potts told The Athletic’s Hear That Podcast Growlin’. “We usually put on maybe eight or 10 clips of tape with the guys and talk through it. We had to cut the tape portion of the interview off after about three plays.