Amarius Mims a Risky Pick? Bengals Scouting Director Mike Potts Weighs in on First Round Selection

The Bengals took Georgia offensive tackle Amarius Mims with the No. 18 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

It's easy to see why they were interested in the 6-8, 340-pound Mims, but some believe it's a risky pick due to his lack of experience (only eight college starts).

Bengals Director of Player Personnel Mike Potts doesn't believe Mims is a "high ceiling, low floor" prospect, even though he's inexperienced.

"I don't necessarily agree that he has a low floor honestly when watching his tape," Potts said on the Locked on Bengals podcast. "His tape's really, really good. There's honestly not a whole lot that you could nitpick or poke holes in about his tape. Yeah, he only started eight games, but he played a lot more snaps than your average guy that only started eight games. He was in a rotation with some high end draft picks.

"It's not a guy that's really inconsistent. You [don't] just see the flashes and the highs and the lows on his tape. I think he's pretty even in his high level of production when you watch his tape. I don't necessarily think that he's a low floor, high ceiling prospect. We kinda view him as a high floor, high ceiling prospect."

Watch the entire interview with Potts, which includes insight on their other picks in the draft here.