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Top 10 Potential Bengals Breakout Players 2015: No. 9, Mario Alford

We continue the countdown of our potential 2015 Bengals breakout players with a speedy youngster. Mario Alford could have an impact on offense and special teams this season.

When a team goes to the playoffs four consecutive years, it's hard to imagine a rookie seventh-round pick making much of an impact, much less the final roster. Still, the Cincinnati Bengals have struck gold with picks in that round, most notably T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Jonathan Fanene in the Marvin Lewis era.

Mario Alford comes out of West Virginia with the label of "speedy playmaker".