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NFL Draft Profile: Grant Delpit could be another chess piece for Bengals’ secondary

The Bengals will be headed into a new era with LSU quarterback Joe Burrow leading the offense. Is there a chance they add an LSU defender to help the other side of the ball as well? Safety Grant Delpit, 2019 Jim Thorpe Award winner, could slide to the Bengals in the second round. Is he tempting enough of a prospect for Cincinnati to double down on Tigers, though?

Prospect overview

School: LSU

Position: Safety

Height: 6’2”

Weight: 213 pounds

Projected Round: Late First/Early Second

Analysis

Delpit’s 2019 wasn’t what many would expect to see after he had an incredible 2018.